Anyone seen any good commencement speeches this year? An executive I support usually speaks at a commencement each year I want to take a look at some examples that were really good this year while they're front of mind.

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Honestly the only news I've seen around commencement/graduation speeches this year are the students who are standing up against what's happening in Gaza and then having their diplomas frozen. Would love to see a professional commencement address that discusses the genocide in Gaza too.

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Depends on the commencement tbh: a school that has a lot of Muslim or first/second-gen immigrants from the Middle East might welcome comments on Gaza. Likewise, anyone that studies intl. relations will be very immersed in the topic.

Finally, a lot of universities and their students have been wrestling with the moral implications of the ongoing fighting - including protests and calls for divestment. So there’s def. relevance to the topic!

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I haven’t seen any stellar ones this year, unfortunately. Quite old, but Anna Quindlen’s address to Mount Holyoke around “putting down your backpack” is something I think about at least weekly if that gives you some inspiration!

Oh I'll have to take a look and give that one a watch. Thanks for the recommendation.

There was a NYT article recently about Usher giving the commencement speech at Emory. The speech sounded great and the article was about the writing process - I found it both interesting and loved the way they made the article interactive. Definitely worth checking out.

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