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Soledad O’Brien
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Commencement Address at the University of Delaware - May 26, 2012
May 26, 2012
Good morning. I am so honored to be a part of the class of 2012 and I once set where you are sitting today so I know, for a fact, that there are a bunch people who just rolled in from last night. I know that to be true. I know there are others who have been preparing for this day since the moment they walked onto this campus. I know that for everybody this is a culmination of years of hard work. Today you’re surrounded by people who love […]
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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Commencement Address at Harvard University - May 26, 2011
May 26, 2011
President Drew Gilpin Faust, president and members of the Harvard Board of Overseers, members of the Harvard Corporation, faculty, staff students, fellow honorands, fellow alumni, members of the graduating class of 2011, parents, family friends, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen: I am honored not only to be the 360th commencement speaker at my alma mater, but to do so in the year Harvard University, as the oldest institution of learning in America, celebrates 375 years of preparing minds for service and leadership. Thank you for the invitation and congratulations to […]
Janet A Napolitano
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Commencement Speech at Emory University - May 9, 2011
May 9, 2011
Thank you very much, President Wagner, and it is a delight to be here at Emory. Congratulations to the Class of 2011! Give it up! Let me echo what’s been said before. What you are receiving today is the commemoration of a great accomplishment You should be proud of what you have achieved. Your finals are behind you. Class day is over. It took a lot of hard work. It took a lot of everybody’s pizza and Diet Coke. I’m sure no-one tried to sneak in a Pepsi on this […]
Marian Wright Edelman
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The Values of Life-Long Learning, Civic Engagement, and Intellectual Leadership - May 20, 2013
May 20, 2013
I am very honored to be back at Colorado College with your trustees, with your president, your faculty, your administration, and with your families, but most importantly with what I am sure is the best graduating class in the history of Colorado College. Sounds like you are already doing wonderful things. But I hope that more or all of you will wander off the beaten path of career and help to define or redefine success in 21st century America, asking not, “How much can I get?” but “How much can […]
Marian Wright Edelman
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Commencement Address at Tulane University - May 19, 2001
May 19, 2001
It's time! It's time to build a mighty movement to Leave No Child Behind in the richest and most powerful nation on earth. I hope you will be a part of it. It's time! An incredible magical moment in history which few human beings have been blessed to experience. A new millennium. A new century. A new decade. How will we say thanks to God for the earth, nation, and children entrusted to our care? It's time! A time of political transition. A new president who repeatedly has used CDF's […]
Margaret Spellings
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Commencement Speech at Miami Dade College - May 3, 2008
May 30, 2008
Thank you, Jesus Reyes, for introducing me. I’d also like to thank my friend Dr. Eduardo Padron, President of Miami Dade College, and Dr. Greg Gray of Miami Dade’s Kendall Campus for welcoming me here today. Most importantly, congratulations, Miami Dade College class of 2008! Thank you for inviting me to celebrate with you today. Look around at all of these people … who grew up in so many different places … speaking so many different languages. This is the largest and most diverse college in the nation—and probably in […]
Margaret Spellings
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate Address, Speeches
Commencement Speech at Colorado Technical University - June 15, 2013
June 15, 2013
Good morning. Thank you, President Koehn, for the gracious introduction. To the CTU faculty and staff, to the parents and families, friends and loved ones, distinguished guests and—most especially—to the graduates: Thank you for the chance to share in your celebration. And, above all, congratulations! Congratulations to the CTU class of 2013! Congratulations on your achievements! This is YOUR big day. I hope you savor it and soak it in. No matter how you celebrate your accomplishments—and you should celebrate! I hope you will look around and remember how you […]
Margaret Spellings
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Commencement Speech at Walden University - Jan. 23, 2010
January 23, 2010
Good morning and congratulations. I’m honored to share this moment with you and your families … with everyone here in Dallas and with all those who aren’t here but worked equally hard. I am especially glad to be back home in Texas. You know the people who run Walden are smart because even though their offices are in Minneapolis and Baltimore, they chose to have January’s commencement in Dallas – where it’s about 30 degrees warmer. Regardless of the weather, I love attending college commencements because I get to make […]
Nancy Pelosi
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Commencement Speech at Miami Dade College - May 3, 2008
May 3, 2008
Good morning! I am absolutely delighted to be with each and every one of you on your very, very special day. I thank you for the kind introduction that I have just received from Dr. Vicente, and I congratulate each and every one of you on what is about to happen when you receive your diploma and your commencement. As Helen said, this is just the beginning. I want to acknowledge President Eduardo Padrón for his tremendous leadership of this great institution of higher learning. [to Padrón:] Congratulations on your […]
Janet A Napolitano
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Commencement Speech at Pomona College - May 16, 2010
May 16, 2010
Well, thank you very much. It is indeed an honor to be here. Thank you, President Oxtoby, trustees, faculty, students. Congratulations to the class of 2010! And to the family and the friends who have helped you get here. It is an honor to be at Pomona College and to be among the first to congratulate all of you graduating today for your achievement. It is no small matter to make it through college successfully, especially from such an excellent institution. It takes a lot of hard work. It takes […]