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ABC News’ Selina Wang reports from Georgia, where President Joe Biden is expected to deliver a commencement speech to graduates at HBCU Morehouse College.
NFL kicker Harrison Butker is facing widespread backlash after giving a college commencement speech that casually dabbled in misogyny and homophobia. Butker, who has won three Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs in recent years, delivered the address at Benedictine College, a private Catholic institution in Kansas, on May 11. In it, he criticizes everything from women prioritizing professional careers to Pride Month to abortion access. An outspoken conservative who is close with leading...
The double Tar Heel and NASA astronaut imparted wisdom on Carolina graduates months before she's set to embark on her first spaceflight.
Jerry Seinfeld’s commencement speech at Duke became the subject of something much larger than post-grad career advice this past weekend. As the comedian took the podium, a group of students walked out of the university’s stadium holding flags and chanting “Free, free Palestine.” Seinfeld began his speech (“Thank you. Oh my God, what a beautiful day,” he opened) as the last of the protesters exited (via The New York Times). This particular protest echoed the goals espoused by other campus...
Students walked out of Jerry Seinfeld's commencement speech at Duke
Dozens of graduating students walked out of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) on Saturday after Gov. Glenn Youngkin took the stage to deliver a commencement address. Video of the Saturday morning incident shows throngs of graduates getting up from their seats and leaving the Greater Richmond Convention Center as the Republican governor began talking. A few could be heard cheering the students on. The governor, who also received an honorary doctorate of humane letters at the commencement...
Dozens of students walked out of Duke University’s commencement ceremony today as some chanted “free Palestine” to protest its guest speaker, comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who has supported Israel throughout the war in Gaza, according to a video posted on social media.
Students at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) walked out of their commencement ceremony to protest an address by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-Va.). About 100 of the 1,200 graduates at the graduation ceremony Saturday quietly filed out of the Greater Richmond Convention Center, some wearing kaffiyeh scarves and signs reading “Teach Black history” and “Book bans
Vice President Kamala Harris surprised graduates at North Carolina Central University with a pre-recorded speech at their commencement.
Over the weekend, Singer-songwriter HARDY returned to his alma mater, Middle Tennessee State University, to deliver an inspiring commencement speech at their Spring graduation ceremony. Addressing a crowd of over 2,400 graduates, HARDY, born Micheal Hardy, shared valuable insights about taking risks and embracing opportunities, drawing from his own experiences in the music industry. During […]
President Joe Biden faced silent protests Sunday over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war at a Morehouse College commencement speech in Atlanta.