Commencement Archive

№ 371 addresses — 162 institutions — 2000–2026

A catalogue of the American commencement address.

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Lisa T. Su
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2026
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Sundar Pichai
Stanford University · 2026
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Min Jin Lee
Yale University · 2026
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Hank Green
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2025
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Katie Ledecky
Stanford University · 2025
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Yale University · 2025
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