Commencement Speakers
Darccity
for fund raising. Here are some of the hot (and not so hot) tickets for 2003:
Edward Albee, School of Visual Arts
Madeleine K. Albright, Smith College
Madeleine K. Albright, Washington U. in St. Louis
Alan Alda, Long Island U.-Southampton College
Kofi Annan, Duke U.
James A. Baker III, Texas A&M U. at College Station
Aharon Barak, Brandeis U.
Daniel T. Barry, Beloit College
Rear Adm. Barry C. Black, U. of Pennsylvania
Michael R. Bloomberg, Wake Forest U.
Judy Blume, Mount Holyoke College
Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., Texas A&M U. at College Station
David L. Bourns, Haverford College
Myles Brand, Oglethorpe U.
Mortimer Caplin, U. of Virginia
Orson Scott Card, Harvey Mudd College
Michael Carona, Vanguard U. of Southern California
Benjamin S. Carson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Bill Clinton, Syracuse U.
Bill Clinton, State U. of New York College of Environmental Science and
Forestry
U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, State U. of New York College at Cortland
Ann Compton, Agnes Scott College
Bill Cosby, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, Georgia Institute of Technology
Martín Espada, Hampshire College
Paul Farmer, Ohio Wesleyan U.
Michael R. Ferrari, Texas Christian U.
Geraldine Ferraro, Case Western Reserve U.
U.S. Rep. Harold E. Ford Jr., U. of Tennessee at Knoxville
E. Gordon Gee, Vanderbilt U.
Jennifer Granholm, Michigan State U.
Jennifer Granholm, U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor
David Halberstam, Tulane U.
Joe Frank Harris, U. of Georgia
Leroy Hassell Sr., Virginia Tech
Seamus Heaney, Emory U.
John Hollander, New School U.
Molly Ivins, Scripps College
Robert S. Jepson Jr., U. of Richmond
Jack Creighton Jr., Washington State U. at Pullman
Rumaldo Z. Juarez, Texas A&M U. at College Station
Herbert D. Kelleher, Southern Methodist U.
Brian Lamb, Dickinson College
Wally Lamb, Connecticut College
David Levering Lewis, Wheaton College (Mass.)
Jo Luck, Hendrix College
U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar, U. of Notre Dame
U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar, Denison U.
U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar, Indiana U. at Bloomington
Margaret H. Marshall, Tufts U.
Felicia Middlebrooks, U. of Illinois at Chicago
George J. Mitchell, James Madison U.
Andrea Mitchell, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
George J. Mitchell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
George J. Mitchell, U. of Delaware
George J. Mitchell, Susquehanna U.
U.S. Rep. Alan B. Mollohan, West Virginia U.
Martin O'Malley, Goucher College
Paul O'Neill, U. of Pittsburgh
Ellen Ochoa, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
O'Dell M. Owens, Albright College
David W. Oxtoby, Bryn Mawr College
Anna Quindlen, Colgate U.
Anders F. Rasmussen, Hampden-Sydney College
Marjorie O. Rendell, Gettysburg College
Edward G. Rendell, Franklin & Marshall College
Joseph P. Riley, Citadel, the
Robin Roberts, Austin College
Cokie Roberts, Hofstra U.
Andy Rooney, Miami U. (Ohio)
Richard Rorty, Cedar Crest College
Tim Russert, Lehigh U.
Thomas M. Ryan, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Boston
Ron Sargent, Wilkes U.
Bob Schieffer, Saint Bonaventure U.
Thomas C. Schievelbein, Old Dominion U.
Mary Schmich, College of Wooster
Justice Michael H. Schneider, Stephen F. Austin State U.
Jan C. Scruggs, Saint Francis U.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Coffeyville Community College
Jeri Sedlar, Berkeley College of New York
Theodore S. Sergi, Sacred Heart U.
Jane Seymour, Ashland U.
Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Community Technical College at Berlin
Mark Shields, Clark U.
Andrew Shue, Colorado College
Ruth J. Simmons, U. of Southern California
John S. Slorp, Pennsylvania School of Art & Design
Rolland Smith, Caldwell College
John W. Snow, U. of Toledo
Walter A. Soboleff, U. of Alaska at Fairbanks
Tim Solso, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
U.S. Rep. Mark E. Souder, Tri-State U.
Kathy Spangler, U. of Maine at Presque Isle
U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, Muhlenberg College
Eliot Spitzer, Marist College
Allen Splete, Bluffton College
Judge Reginald Stanton, Saint Peter's College
Knofel Staton, Dallas Christian College
Debra W. Stewart, Virginia Tech
George J. Tenet, U. of Oklahoma at Norman
Yvonne S. Thornton, Tuskegee U.
Alejandro Toledo, Stanford U.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, U. of Pennsylvania
Sander Vanocur, Westminster College
Helen Vendler, Colby College
Thomas J. Vilsack, Iowa State U.
Erik Weihenmayer, Boston College
Linda Wertheimer, Wellesley College
Joshua P. Hill
>Bored and sweaty, we march in 13th century garb to anti-intellectual excuses
>for fund raising. Here are some of the hot (and not so hot) tickets for 2003:
A poet? They must be hard up. But I really did like /Ender's Game./
Josh
Josh
Kath
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> Bored and sweaty, we march in 13th century garb to anti-intellectual
excuses
> for fund raising. Here are some of the hot (and not so hot) tickets for
2003:
I'm glad to NOT see Whoopi Goldberg and Goldie Hawn among the hot tickets
this year. I could never understand why American U. invited Goldie Hawn to
speak at commencement last year when she dropped out of college very early
and became -- an actress. Of what benefit could she be as a role model for
college graduates? And Whoopi Goldberg was Wellesley's choice last year! I
would have been ashamed (though maybe entertained) had I been a graduate or
a parent at those schools.
I am also sorry to see I have missed Bill Clinton speaking at Syracuse. My
Syracuse grad was in the class of 1997 (whose speaker I can no longer
remember). I get to hear Madeleine Albright at Smith next month and for
that I am grateful.
KSG
I'm not a big Whoopi or Goldie fan, but I'd love to see someone like
Jerry Seinfeld or David Chapelle at a graduation speech. I could
imagine David being especially funny.
You're not going to get any real motivation out of the speech, but
it's a last chance to have a good time with some people you'll never
see again.
KSG
Karin
> I'm not a big Whoopi or Goldie fan, but I'd love to see someone like
> Jerry Seinfeld or David Chapelle at a graduation speech. I could
> imagine David being especially funny.
>
> You're not going to get any real motivation out of the speech, but
> it's a last chance to have a good time with some people you'll never
> see again.
>
alma mater Evergreen.
Reed has a tradition of always having alums as speakers, i don't know
why other schools don't do the same- surely if it is a good school
they have someone who is articulate and charming, plus alums know all
the quirks of a school that make a speech meaningful to students
Abe Kohen
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Congratulations on '97 and '03.
I hope I don't have to hear Slick Willy.
Whoopi, Goldie or Madeleine is a real toss up. The first two are, thank God,
not politicians.
Abe
Kath
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> I'm not a big Whoopi or Goldie fan, but I'd love to see someone like
> Jerry Seinfeld or David Chapelle at a graduation speech. I could
> imagine David being especially funny.
> You're not going to get any real motivation out of the speech, but
> it's a last chance to have a good time with some people you'll never
> see again.
After spending $160,000 to see my daughter graduate, I do not need to be
entertained and neither does she.
Darccity
>> imagine David being especially funny.
>> You're not going to get any real motivation out of the speech, but
>> it's a last chance to have a good time with some people you'll never
>> see again.
>
>After spending $160,000 to see my daughter graduate, I do not need to be
>entertained and neither does she.
>
before, I believe) such as Al Francken, and the admin chooses the regular,
boring politician or wooed potential donor for the regular graduation.
Kath
> A few places like Harvard have the students choose one speaker (for the
day
> before, I believe) such as Al Francken, and the admin chooses the regular,
> boring politician or wooed potential donor for the regular graduation.
Smith students choose their commencement speaker and Albright was their
number one choice this year. I have no complaints -- as long as she doesn't
sing the Bush line.
LShops
Lori
Karin
> Ben and Jerry - Ithaca College
>
>
> Lori
( curator at the Whitney)
Darccity
>number one choice this year. I have no complaints -- as long as she doesn't
>sing the Bush line.
If you hum a few bars, I'll try to fake it. :-)
Out West
Madeleine Albright was one of my sisters professors at Georgetown University
(Foreign Service - graduate school) way back when. She loved her. I bet she
turns out to be an awesome speaker...she was a professor, you know. Byer
>
>
KSG
I'm curious, what are you looking to get out of the $160,000 you
spent? Realistically...
KSG
John K
Kath
> I'm curious, what are you looking to get out of the $160,000 you
> spent? Realistically...
A kid who remembers her college graduation as a pivotal event in her life.
I've already come to terms with the fact that, as a double major in Studio
Art and Sociology, she is not going to be able to support me in the manner
to which I would like to become accustomed. Nor herself. She has said her
passion is social justice, especially disadvantaged youth, and she believes
one must follow one's passion to have a successful (not necessarily
financially successful) life. Who knows.
Darccity
>I've already come to terms with the fact that, as a double major in Studio
>Art and Sociology, she is not going to be able to support me in the manner
>to which I would like to become accustomed. Nor herself. She has said her
>passion is social justice, especially disadvantaged youth, and she believes
>one must follow one's passion to have a successful (not necessarily
>financially successful) life. Who knows.
>
foregiveness to those who will pursue graduate school paths leading toward
public service rather than the almighty dollar. Other schools and foundations
have set up similar though less ambitious programs. Teachers can gain loan
foregiveness as well. Teenage idealism and wanting to make a difference are
too easily shot down as "cynicism" (why are you so critical of America?) or
being unrealistic (some day, you'll realize....). Yet, parents and society
urge people to pursue their own selfish and impossible dreams of becoming
successful musicians, screenwriters, journalists, sports stars or whatever the
currently sexy career is on TV and movies. Why not encourage them to pursue
something useful with your potential and talents and help society?
Out West
Claremont McKenna: ambassador Dennis Ross
Harvey Mudd: science fiction writer Orson Scott Card
Pitzer: writer/feminist Naomi Wolf
Pomona College: pulitzer prize/'73 alum Louis Menand
Scripps College: author/columnist: Molly Ivins
and of course ...
Mills: congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
Byer
"Darccity" <darc...@aol.comnojunk> wrote in message
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Abe Kohen
names of the some of the colleges listed below, but do you also have to be a
Californian to know some of these commencement speakers?
Dennis Ross is ambassador to which country? Is it the Dennis Ross from the
previous two administrations?
Naomi Wolf is the only other name which I recognize.
Who are these people?
Abe
(who cannot remember a single speaker at any of his commencements)
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Out West
Actually, I didn't recognize half the list posted previously.
...but, since you asked:
Dennis Ross-served in the senior Bushes administration and in both terms of
Clintons. He played a leading role in shaping US policy toward the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He is currently the director and Ziegler
Distinquished Fellow of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy as
well as a foreign affairs analyst for the Fox network.
Orson Scott Card-the first author to win a prestigious best science-fiction
novel 2 years in a row. He also conducts writing workshops at Universities
across the country.
Naomi Wolf- a contemporary feminist, wrote "The Beauty Myth" also served as
a consultant to former VP Al Gore's 2000 campaign and co-founded the
Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership to develop professionalism in
young women.
Louis Menand: Pomona College alumni and Pulitzer prize winning author and
current writer for "The New Yorker" magazine as well as a graduate professor
of English at City University of New York.
Molly Ivins- daring humorist and syndicated columnist and three time
pulitzer prize finalist.
Eleanor Holmes Norton- congresswoman (D.C. district) . First woman chair of
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, board member of three fortune
500 companies and named one of the 100 most important American women and one
of the most powerful in Washington DC. ,Georgetown Law professor, lifetime
leadership in advancing universal human rights, civil rights. It goes on.
Byer
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