After 40 or more years listening to graduation speeches for first grade through college and including a medical school and as a family member, student, teacher and administrator, I feel I have become ...

Hardly anyone had heard of Bryan Anderson when he spoke at the Luzerne County Community College Commencement in 2007. This was long before his photo appeared on the covers of Esquire magazine and USA ...

Myriad inspirational speeches, uplifting music, two backflips and a whole lot of graduation caps flying. That’s how things transpired at Mercer Island High School’s 68th commencement for the Class of ...

I love to watch commencement speeches. As a speechwriter in my former life, I know there’s no harder job than holding students’ and parents’ attention when they really just want that degree. You’ve ...