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Jill Biden
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Southwestern Community College Commencement Address- May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012
Good evening, everyone! It's wonderful to be here in Iowa to celebrate such an important day with all of you. Thank you, Dr. Crittenden, for that very kind introduction. Erica, thank you for your wonderful remarks—we're so glad you're recovering from the injuries caused by the tornado. I know you've all had a tough month since the storm. I also know that the community support in the aftermath has been incredible...hundreds of volunteers showing up to help in the clean-up so that everyone could get back to class. What an […]
Jill Biden
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Villanova University Commencement- May 27, 2014
May 27, 2014
Father Donohue, thank you for that honor. Thank you, Dr. Hicks, for that very kind introduction. Good afternoon, everyone! It's wonderful to be here at Villanova to celebrate such an important day with each one of you and your families. To my fellow teachers: congratulations on finishing another successful year. I also want to recognize members of the military who are graduating today. Thank you for your service. As Second Lady, as a lifelong educator, and as a proud Villanova graduate, it is truly my honor to be here with […]
Jill Biden
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Navajo Technical College Commencement- May 17, 2013
May 17, 2013
Good morning, everyone! Ya'aa'tey shi Din'e. It's wonderful to be here in New Mexico to celebrate such an important day with all of you! Thank you, Roselyn, for that very kind introduction. Dr. Guy, thank you for hosting me here today. Last night, I had the wonderful opportunity to meet President Shelly and his wife, Martha, and see the students from Dine Bi Olta Elementary School and Miyamura High School perform the basket and ribbon dances. The dances were beautiful. Thank you, President Shelly and Council Delegate Simpson for having […]
Mary Elizabeth “Tipper” Gore
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Training For the Future Graduation Ceremony- Nov. 12, 1997
November 12, 1997
There was a time in this country when people hid the fact that they or a relative had cancer or AIDS. That time has passed. But millions of Americans and their families still feel they must hide the fact that they have a treatable illness. They are afraid they will lose their jobs, their housing or their health insurance if anyone finds out they have a mental illness such as depression, manic-depression or schizophrenia. I believe that, throughout my lifetime, there have been four major social revolutions -- all still […]
Lynne Cheney
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Secrets of Success- May 10, 2003
May 10, 2003
Thank you, President Burks. I'm happy to be here at Harding University today on the joyous occasion of commencement, and I think I understand some of the emotions that you who are parents are experiencing this morning. Although it has been a long while since my own daughters graduated from college, I remember my feelings of pride and satisfaction in their accomplishments. I also feel I have something in common with today's graduates. I know that young people often look for role models, people who have succeeded in ways they […]
Jill Biden
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Broward College Commencement Address- May 4, 2012
May 4, 2012
Good afternoon, everyone! It's wonderful to be here in Fort Lauderdale to celebrate such an important day with all of you. Thank you, President Armstrong, for that very kind introduction. To my colleagues—congratulations on your selection as Professors of the Year. One of my very first community college visits as Second Lady was to nearby Miami Dade College with Education Secretary Arne Duncan. So it's great to be back in the area. Some of you know my story. I've been a teacher for more than 30 years, and I continue […]
Jill Biden
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate/Convocation Address, Speeches
Central Piedmont Community College Commencement Address- May 14, 2015
May 14, 2015
Good afternoon everyone! Teachers, families, graduates: I am so honored to be back in Charlotte for such an important day. Graduating from college is an extraordinary achievement, and I would like to congratulate all of you. Each of you had a hand in the success of these incredible graduates. Congratulations—you did it! I'd also like to give a special thanks to President Zeiss for inviting me to join all of you. Last summer, I had the pleasure of traveling to Switzerland for an international conference on workforce training, where I […]
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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University of Pennsylvania Commencement Address - May 17, 1993
May 17, 1993
Thank you. Thank you very much. It is indeed an honor for me to be part of this celebratory commencement at one of the premier and oldest institutions of education in our country. I want to thank President Hackney, the regents, the other honorary degree recipients, faculty, alumni, family members, citizens but most of all those of you who graduate this year from the end of your various degree programs whom I had the privilege to watch march by me just 15 minutes ago. I wish everyone in this stadium […]
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Commencement Address to the University of Michigan- May 1, 1993
May 1, 1993
Thank you, President Duderstadt and thank you, regents, other honorary degree recipients, faculty, alumni, family members and citizens who are gathered here. But most of all, thank you to the graduates of the class of 1993 for letting me be part of this celebration. (Applause.) It is a real pleasure for me to be here on a glorious Saturday afternoon that does remind us of football Saturdays, in which the celebration is not in terms of downs or yardage, but in terms of accomplishments and achievements of each of you. […]
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Commencement Address- May 22, 1997
May 22, 1997
Thank you, Dean Wolfowitz, for that introduction. I'm delighted to be here with Ambassador Nitze and his wife, Leezee Porter. And I want to say, special greetings to all of the administrators and faculty of SAIS, congratulations to the award winners, and to all who are here to celebrate the students who are graduating today. This school, if I had any doubt before I heard the Dean and Frank talk about it, would certainly have ranked high in my list of places where one can learn about and become prepared […]