Nation Jun 04 Watch 4:49 The words of wisdom shared with the Class of 2025 by commencement speakers As graduates celebrate the end of the academic year and the beginning of a new journey, leaders, celebrities, thinkers and dignitaries have been delivering commencement speeches. We share some words of wisdom passed on to the class of 2025. By Geoff Bennett, Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas
Politics May 24 WATCH: Trump delivers commencement speech to West Point graduating class of 2025 President Donald Trump used the first military commencement address of his second term Saturday to congratulate West Point cadets on their academic and physical accomplishments while veering sharply into politics, taking credit for America's military might while boasting about the “mandate” he says he… By Seung Min Kim, Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Nation Jun 07 Watch 5:27 The words of wisdom offered to the class of 2024 by commencement speakers Despite heightened tensions on many university campuses this year, it is still graduation season, and that means politicians, actors and members of the NewsHour family have been doling sage advice and encouragement to graduates around the country. Here are some… By Tim McPhillips, Cecilia Lallmann, Mekhi Hill, Julia Griffin
Education May 30 WATCH: Harris delivers commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation Nearly 1,000 graduates were in attendance Thursday as Harris looked back to U.S. airpower during D-Day almost 80 years ago, and then forward to this generation’s edge on technological innovation. By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press
May 25 WATCH: Biden delivers commencement address to graduating West Point cadets By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Saturday told graduates of the U.S. Military Academy that their class is being called upon to tackle threats across the globe and preserve the country's ideals at home “like none before.”… Continue reading
May 19 Biden tells Morehouse College he hears their voices of protest over Israel-Hamas war By Darlene Superville, Matt Brown, Bill Barrow, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press President Joe Biden is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically Black, male-only institution in Atlanta. The speech on Sunday offers Biden an election-year appearance before a Black audience, a key voting bloc for Democrats. Continue reading
May 27 VP Harris makes history as 1st woman to give West Point commencement speech By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point, lauded graduating cadets Saturday for their noble sacrifice in serving their country, but noted they were entering an “unsettled world” because of Russian aggression and… Continue reading
May 13 WATCH: Biden delivers commencement address at Howard University By Associated Press President Joe Biden on Saturday told graduates of a leading historically Black university that American history “has not always been a fairy tale” and that “racism has long torn us apart." But on the nation's best days, he said “enough… Continue reading
May 28 WATCH: Harris cites challenges of ‘fragile’ world in Navy speech By Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris focused on the challenges of the pandemic, climate change and cybersecurity threats during her keynote speech to graduates at the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday, the first by a woman at the 175-year-old institution. Continue reading