University commencement speeches used to send graduates into the world with a boost of optimism and a dollop of advice. Now the events have become a political minefield. Georgetown University’s ...

"For many years, we have taken pride in celebrating all graduates together in a single ceremony. That tradition has reflected ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A time usually marked by cheering, congratulatory handshakes and perhaps a few tears of joy was interrupted this commencement ...

Normally a time to celebrate the achievements of graduates and champion the value of higher education, graduation day has often turned into a polarizing event instead.

McDaniel College president Dr. Julia Jasken, left, presents the Ira G. Zepp Distinguished Teaching Award to Dr. Dana Ferraris, professor of Chemistry during the commencement ceremony for McDaniel ...

Congratulations. After four years of hard work, you—or your son or daughter, or grandson or granddaughter, or neighbor or niece, or other sort of ramen eater—are graduating from college. It wasn’t ...

Three people were arrested, including two from New York, during a wild brawl that broke out at a community college graduation in Connecticut — after lax arena security failed to stomp it out. The ...

HILLSDALE, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hillsdale College held its 174th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 9. The College conferred undergraduate, graduate, and honorary degrees. Erika Kirk, CEO of ...

More than 1,350 graduates attended LaGuardia Community College's annual commencement ceremony in front of over 6,000 guests ...

Berry College held its Class of 2026 Commencement Celebration for undergraduates on Saturday, May 9, at Valhalla Stadium, and for graduates on Friday, May 8. Credit: Brant Sanderlin/Berry College.