Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink addressed more than 900 graduating cadets during the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Class of 2026 commencement ceremony. The event recognized the new officers' readiness to lead and adapt in a rapidly changing global security environment.
The comedian's speech comes at a time when the Ivy League school is in the crosshairs of the Trump administration.
Will A.I. replace them? Graduation speakers addressed student uncertainty about the future with jokes and words of wisdom.
Commencement speakers who bring up the sweeping changes that artificial intelligence is driving are facing boos from the Class of 2026.
President Donald Trump gives a keynote address at the U.S. Coast Guard Commencement in New London, Connecticut.
As artificial intelligence forces students to rethink their majors and reshapes the job market , it's clear that graduates don't want to hear about the technology on their big day. The big picture: Several commencement ceremonies have been interrupted by boos and jeers when speakers have brought up AI, an indicator that while the tech is easing into many parts of life , not everyone is on board . Driving the news: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt drew repeated boos Friday while discussing AI at the University of Arizona's commencement. - Real estate executive Gloria Caulfield called AI "the next industrial revolution" at the University of Central Florida's commencement, and was immediately drowned out by boos from arts and humanities…
It’s graduation season, a time of aspiration and anxiety. Today is about the aspiration — the wisdom to be gleaned from great commencement addresses.
Humanities students made their displeasure known at the University of Central Florida.
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North Carolina State's Wilson College of Textiles commencement speaker announced he and his wife will pay off all seniors' final-year loans, hoping to give graduates a debt-free start to their future.