Most commencement speeches tend to follow a similar formula. However, some are so inspiring that they are remembered long after graduation. Presidents, Nobel Prize winners, CEOs, and comedians have ...

The U.S. spends more on education than many other countries, yet it has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the world. The problems of education are complicated, and fixing them is a ...

"Play fair. Don't hit people. Be aware of wonder." It's funny how what you learn in kindergarten is important for the rest of your life. What better time to be reminded of this than at your high ...

They appear every spring, like crocuses or robins or perhaps black flies: commencement addresses. Thousands of them, across the country and across the variety of American higher education—two-year ...

As the Class of 2025 gears up for graduation day, many Swifties are posting a major throwback to Taylor Swift‘s graduation speech in 2022 at New York University. The global pop sensation received an ...

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -- A 6-year-old kindergarten student brought a room full of parents, teachers and fellow students to tears with a speech dedicated to his late mom, whom he described as his ...

You can’t ever predict when a virus will strike, how exactly it will spread. So while it has been months since George Saunders gave his convocation address to graduates of Syracuse University – where ...

(The Hill) — The tumultuous academic year is coming to a fittingly high-profile end for the college class of 2024, though thus far, the commencement speech that raised the most eyebrows had nothing to ...