graduates
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May 4, 2024
Commencement speaker shares how magic provides insight to shape lives
Spring Commencement speaker Brad Meltzer told U-M graduates to draw upon the magic in their lives as they enter the world and continue to grow and transform into the best versions of themselves.
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April 29, 2023
Marsalis to graduates: ‘We need a revolution of thought and feeling’
Spring Commencement speaker Wynton Marsalis told U-M’s spring graduates they are “a bridge in the unrelenting cycle of life,” and must step up during difficult times to be leaders, critical thinkers and people willing to spark a change.
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April 30, 2022
Maria Shriver tells grads that fears are ‘a window into your own bravery’
At the first in-person U-M Spring Commencement since 2019, award-winning journalist, author and former California first lady Maria Shriver told graduates they’ve been given “the gift of a shredded rule book.”
