Commencement Speeches

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Sandra Oh Urges Dartmouth Graduates to Embrace Discomfort and ‘Dance It Out’

The honorary degree capped a speech built on lessons from her decade on Grey’s Anatomy under creative mentorship from Shonda Rhimes.

Fox News Hosts Call for Scott Pelley’s Arrest After Free-Speech Warning

Scott Pelley’s Wake Forest Commencement Speech Critiques Trump Administration, Draws Conservative Criticism

Harrison Butker Stands By Controversial Speech Ahead of Super Bowl LIX

Chiefs' Harrison Butker Defends Controversial Commencement Speech

Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav Booed and Heckled During Boston University Commencement Speech Amid Ongoing Writers Strike