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  2. Commencement speech - Wikipedia

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    The commencement is a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred upon graduating students. A commencement speech is typically given by a notable figure in the community or a graduating student. The person giving such a speech is known as a commencement speaker. Very commonly, colleges or universities will invite politicians, important ...

  3. Valedictorian - Wikipedia

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    The valedictory address, or valediction, is the closing or farewell statement delivered at a graduation ceremony. It is an oration at commencement (in Canada, called convocation in university and graduation in high school) exercises in U.S. and some Canadian high schools, colleges, and universities delivered by one of the graduates.

  4. High school valedictorian delivers poignant graduation speech ...

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    High school class valedictorian Alem Hadzic was unusually somber before delivering his commencement speech on May 16. “People were coming over to wish me luck and I was kind of blowing them off ...

  5. Salutatorian - Wikipedia

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    The title comes from the salutatorian's traditional role as the first speaker at a graduation ceremony, delivering the salutation (where the valedictorian, on the other hand, speaks last, delivering the valediction). In a high school setting, a salutatorian may also be asked to speak about the current graduating class or to deliver an ...

  6. Harrison Butker responds to commencement speech controversy - AOL

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    Harrison Butker is opening up publicly for the first time about the controversial commencement speech he gave at Benedictine College, a small Catholic liberal college in Kansas.. During his speech ...

  7. All the Fallout From Harrison Butker's Controversial ... - AOL

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    Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is facing backlash after his controversial graduation speech. Butker, 28, was the commencement speaker at Benedictine College on Saturday, May 11. The ...

  8. Academic graduation by country - Wikipedia

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    A graduation or commencement speech, in the U.S., is a public speech given by a student or by alumnus of a university to a graduating class and their guests. Common themes of the graduation speech include wishing the graduates well in the "real world", cautioning that the world of academe is a special place where they were taught to think (a ...

  9. Senator Ben Sasse criticized for jokes in graduation speech - AOL

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    Speaking at a high school's online commencement the politician made light of students' fitness, psychologists and also blamed China for the pandemic. Senator Ben Sasse criticized for jokes in ...