Commencement Speakers Announced
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
It seems a little early to me, but the commencement speakers for Duke, Rice, High Point, and RIT have hit the news stands. Here’s the list from IHE.
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The Cheese Stands Alone
Friday, July 10th, 2009
… but not for nothin’. At Howard Community College in Washington there was a graduation ceremony for one single student. The student is Shirley Jacquelyn Jackson, who is seventy-nine years old and accomplished her second AA degree. It was a full graduation with all the pomp and circumstance because Jackson was unable to attend [...]
The ‘Truth’ About James Franco
Friday, July 10th, 2009
College Humor has posted a video captured by The Harvard Lampoon regarding James Franco’s backing out of UCLA’s commencement exercises. It was claimed that Franco simply declined because he became a bit too busy to make it the graduation. But, the Lampoon has cleverly come up with a new explanation. You can’t go wrong with [...]
And You Thought the Labor Force Was Dead…
Friday, June 26th, 2009
You’d be mostly right… but believe or not, the country’s only labor college in D.C. will be graduating 103 students. Just goes to show ya, college may not be for everyone, but everyone’s gotta do somethin’.
Some Colleges Get All the Breaks
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Ya know how some colleges are dealing with low graduation rates? Well, if you read my previous articles you would. In any case, the University of Rochester is looking to increase their already high graduation rates. Good for them. Always strive to achieve greatness, I say.
More at Democrat and Chronicle: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090604/NEWS01/906040343/1002/NEWS
Franco Snubs Grads
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Though James Franco was thought to give the commencement speech at this Alma Mater, UCLA, he has decided not to do it. He’s evidently going to be shooting for a new movie and just can’t make it. He was suppoed to speak at the College and Letters of Science Graduates ceremony, but not anymore. I [...]
Princeton Can Safely Say They’re Against Campus Guns
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
There was a bit of a scare after the commencement ceremonies at Princeton University today. After the exercises, the university went into lock-down when it was supposed that a student was walking around campus brandishing a gun. It turned out to be a toy gun, but it gave everyone a bit of a jump. I’ve [...]
To Boost Graduation Rates, Universities Make it Tougher to Get In
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Colleges and Universities across the board are making the admissions process much more selective. It’s a numbers game, for the most part, and these places simply want their numbers to be high. In order to do that, admissions offices are making it more difficult to be accepted, which in turn will hopefully make it easier [...]
James Franco to Deliver Commencement Speech at UCLA
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
In a move that has me–a soon-to-graduate New York University student–green with envy, UCLA has chosen James Franco to be this year’s commencement speaker for the UCLA class of 2009. In the wake of the announcement, many students have expressed discontent over this decision, claiming that Franco “has not done anything significant enough besides live [...]
