Hillary Clinton delivered the commencement address at her alma mater, Wellesley College, where 48 years prior she delivered a valedictory speech. It was her second major address since losing the 2016 presidential election to President Trump, and she used some of the speech to critique his fiscal year 2018 budget proposal.
President Donald Trump delivers the Commencement Address at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Rev. Jerry Falwell founded Liberty University in 1971 as a college for evangelical Christians.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivered the commencement address for 2017 graduates of Brooklyn College in New York City, where he attended his first year of undergraduate studies. He reflected on his own history in Brooklyn, and encouraged students to take an active role in making society better for themselves and others.
Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) addressed graduates of her alma mater, the University of Hartford in Connecticut. Rep. Love talked about the importance of engaging in uncomfortable conversations without divisive rhetoric and not being afraid of failure.
Former Acting and Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates delivered remarks to graduates at Harvard Law School's 2017 Class Day. She explained to students her decision regarding President Trump's travel ban saying, "I believed that this would require us to advance a pretext, a defense not grounded in truth, and so I directed the Department of Justice not to defend the ban." In addition, Ms. Yates said she decided not to resign as Acting Attorney General because it would have only protected her personal integrity and not the integrity of the Justice Department. Harvard Law School's Class Day was held the day before the commencement ceremony.
Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, spoke to graduates at Carnegie Mellon University's commencement ceremony in Pittsburgh where she was awarded an honorary degree. She warned about what she called the national trends of attacks against the truth, free speech and civility and urged students to be the generation that embodies "tolerance, genuine inquiry and authentic open-mindedness." Meg Whitman is a former CEO of eBay and was the Republican candidate for California governor in 2010.
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins delivered the commencement address for 2017 graduates of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. After his remarks, Dr. Collins played the guitar and sang a commencement song parodying Frank Sinatra's "My Way."
A group of education policy analysts gathered for a discussion on the federal role of education and the level of change that can be expected by the Trump administration in areas such as school choice. Speakers included Randi Weingarten, who heads the American Federation of Teachers. This forum was part of a conference of journalists hosted by the Education Writers Association.
Educators and historians examined the impact of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision ending segregation in public schools on its 63rd anniversary, hosted by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. This portion of the event included a keynote speech by Steve Perry, founder of Capital Preparatory Schools. He talked about the disparities in the public school educational system and said the current state of education is driven by self-interests.
Leaders of the American Cable Association - made up of small- and medium-size cable providers - look at the future of the cable industry and issues it faces. These issues include net neutrality & how to build out broadband across the U.S., a drop in cable viewership but an increase in broadband users, and pricing for services. ACA leaders also discuss what they would like the FCC, the Trump Administration, and Congress to do to support broadband and cable.
Hillary Clinton delivered the commencement address at her alma mater, Wellesley College, where 48 years prior she delivered a valedictory speech. It was her second major address since losing the 2016 presidential election to President Trump, and she used some of the speech to critique his fiscal year 2018 budget proposal.
President Donald Trump delivers the Commencement Address at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Rev. Jerry Falwell founded Liberty University in 1971 as a college for evangelical Christians.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivered the commencement address for 2017 graduates of Brooklyn College in New York City, where he attended his first year of undergraduate studies. He reflected on his own history in Brooklyn, and encouraged students to take an active role in making society better for themselves and others.
Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) addressed graduates of her alma mater, the University of Hartford in Connecticut. Rep. Love talked about the importance of engaging in uncomfortable conversations without divisive rhetoric and not being afraid of failure.
Former Acting and Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates delivered remarks to graduates at Harvard Law School's 2017 Class Day. She explained to students her decision regarding President Trump's travel ban saying, "I believed that this would require us to advance a pretext, a defense not grounded in truth, and so I directed the Department of Justice not to defend the ban." In addition, Ms. Yates said she decided not to resign as Acting Attorney General because it would have only protected her personal integrity and not the integrity of the Justice Department. Harvard Law School's Class Day was held the day before the commencement ceremony.
Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, spoke to graduates at Carnegie Mellon University's commencement ceremony in Pittsburgh where she was awarded an honorary degree. She warned about what she called the national trends of attacks against the truth, free speech and civility and urged students to be the generation that embodies "tolerance, genuine inquiry and authentic open-mindedness." Meg Whitman is a former CEO of eBay and was the Republican candidate for California governor in 2010.
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins delivered the commencement address for 2017 graduates of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. After his remarks, Dr. Collins played the guitar and sang a commencement song parodying Frank Sinatra's "My Way."
Hillary Clinton delivered the commencement address at her alma mater, Wellesley College, where 48 years prior she delivered a valedictory speech. It was her second major address since losing the 2016 presidential election to President Trump, and she used some of the speech to critique his fiscal year 2018 budget proposal.
President Donald Trump delivers the Commencement Address at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Rev. Jerry Falwell founded Liberty University in 1971 as a college for evangelical Christians.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivered the commencement address for 2017 graduates of Brooklyn College in New York City, where he attended his first year of undergraduate studies. He reflected on his own history in Brooklyn, and encouraged students to take an active role in making society better for themselves and others.
Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) addressed graduates of her alma mater, the University of Hartford in Connecticut. Rep. Love talked about the importance of engaging in uncomfortable conversations without divisive rhetoric and not being afraid of failure.
Former Acting and Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates delivered remarks to graduates at Harvard Law School's 2017 Class Day. She explained to students her decision regarding President Trump's travel ban saying, "I believed that this would require us to advance a pretext, a defense not grounded in truth, and so I directed the Department of Justice not to defend the ban." In addition, Ms. Yates said she decided not to resign as Acting Attorney General because it would have only protected her personal integrity and not the integrity of the Justice Department. Harvard Law School's Class Day was held the day before the commencement ceremony.
Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, spoke to graduates at Carnegie Mellon University's commencement ceremony in Pittsburgh where she was awarded an honorary degree. She warned about what she called the national trends of attacks against the truth, free speech and civility and urged students to be the generation that embodies "tolerance, genuine inquiry and authentic open-mindedness." Meg Whitman is a former CEO of eBay and was the Republican candidate for California governor in 2010.
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins delivered the commencement address for 2017 graduates of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. After his remarks, Dr. Collins played the guitar and sang a commencement song parodying Frank Sinatra's "My Way."
Industry leaders from AT&T and Comcast took part in a discussion on the future of the Internet at the Free State Foundation's annual telecommunications conference in Washington, DC. Experts discussed the impact of the FCC's decision under former Chair Tom Wheeler to classify the internet as a common carrier which brings internet providers under increased regulation. New Chair Ajit Pai announced plans in May to revisit that decision.
