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• First Lady Michelle Obama to give UAPB Commencement Speech

  
  AlumniUnit.com — Authority: 126
  First lady Michelle Obama plans to make three commencement addresses this spring — assuming one of the selected schools meets her public service challenge.If students, faculty and staff at George Washington University complete 100,000 hours of community service — as requested by Obama — she will deliver ...
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• Apple’s iPad Will (Perhaps Controversially) Read E-Books Aloud [Ebooks]

  
  TechBlogs Today — Authority: 518
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• Weekly Wrap Up: Kiss Me, I’m (Not Really) Irish

  
  College Candy — Authority: 629
  St.Patrick’s Day week has officially begun its course, and I am looking forward to it (since I just discovered everyone celebrates before, after and during the holiday).  Even though I do not have a lick of Irish in me, you better believe I am sporting my neon green wig and the rest of my green ensemble . From now ...
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• In the Wild for March 12, 2010

  
  Yahoo! User Interface Blog — Authority: 490
  Here at YUI HQ, we’re working toward the next major release of YUI, YUI 3.1.0 . Yesterday we shared some YUI 3 loader work that Adam Moore has done for 3.1.0 . His “YUI 2 in 3″ project allows you to use components like YUI 2 DataTable simply and efficiently in YUI 3. Meanwhile, his loader improvements ...
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• Three Poignant Stories from Steve Jobs

  
  Running with Scissors — Authority: 104
  It’s no secret that Steve Jobs, Apple’s Co-founder and CEO, has achieved remarkable success in his career. I came across this video of his 2005 Stanford Commencement Address on TED, and I thought I would post it here. In the video, Steve shares how his path to success was far from linear. If you can spare fifteen ...
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• (Honorary) Dr. Al Gore

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 172
  The University of Tennessee announced that former Vice President Al Gore will receive an honorary doctorate of Laws and Humane Letters in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology on May 14 at graduation ceremonies, where he will be the featured commencement speaker. Reporter Chloe White Kennedy wrote on knoxnews.com that UT ...
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• 2010 commencement will have at least one major alteration

  
  Exponent Online — Authority: 128
  Commencement officials say the May 2010 ceremony is going to be a little different this year. Swaminat Balachandran, chair of the University Commencement Committee, said the major difference will be the amount of guests allowed to attend. Graduating seniors are now only allowed to reserve a maximum of four tickets ...
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• BREAKING NEWS: SEC CHAIRMAN TO SPEAK AT LAW SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT

  
  GWBlogspot.com — Authority: 129
  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman and GW alum Mary Schapiro will speak at the Law School Diploma Ceremony on May 16. According to the press release, GW Law School Dean Frederick Lawrence said of Schapiro: "Her passion for public service and willingness to take on the ...
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• First Lady’s Commencement Address Schedule Includes an HBCU!!!

  
  Michelle Obama Watch — Authority: 527
  The East Wing has announced that First Lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to deliver three commencement addresses this spring. Included in her schedule is the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff , one of the nation’s historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). The University is considered the “flagship of ...
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• APSU to hold Grad Finale for Spring 2010 graduates

  
  Clarksville, TN Online — Authority: 141
  Students scheduled to graduate in May from Austin Peay State University will have an opportunity to participate in Grad Finale, an event designed to make sure all preparations have been made for spring commencement. Grad Finale will be from 2–6 p.m., March 15 and from 10 a.m.–2 p.m., March 16, both in the ...
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• The Coolest Commencement Speakers of 2010

  
  College Candy — Authority: 629
  If I can speak for most undergrads, we dread graduation day more than the apocalypse itself. It means leaving college and entering the real world, where it won’t be acceptable to beer bong in broad daylight on the roof of a frat house or blow off all your responsibilities to watch an entire season of the Office in ...
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• A woman delivers top commencement speech

  
  The Eloquent Woman: A blog on women and public speaking — Authority: 461
  The Cicero Awards for speechwriting are out, and Im happy to say that colleague and speechwriter Jeff Porro has won top honors for the commencement speech he wrote for Anne Lynam Goddard , President & CEO of the Christian Children’s Fund.  The speech was delivered to the graduating class at Assumption College ...
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• Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech

  
  iWorld — Authority: 146
  Here we see Steve Jobs delivering his commencement speech to the graduates of Stanford University in 2005. In it he talks about getting fired from Apple in 1985, life & death. 
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• Former VP Gore to Receive Honorary Doctorate from UT Knoxville (Mega-Barf Alert)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 172
  KNOXVILLE — Former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore will be honored by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with only the third honorary degree granted by the campus. The degree was approved by the UT Board of Trustees at their meeting today. Gore will receive the degree — an Honorary Doctor of ...
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• The ‘F’ word.

  
  Jump Up! — Authority: 116
  Paul Tudor Jones gives an amazing, absolute over the top commencement speech to the graduating class of the Buckley School. It ranks almost side by side with the Steve Jobs speech given in Stanford in the Fall of 2006. Someday, insha-allah , Paul Tudor Jones will also be called to Stanford to enlighten a bunch of ...
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• …one of the best speeches I’ve ever heard in my life.

  
  www.ramseymohsen.com - Ramsey Mohsen; web consultant, DJ, video blogger, lifecaster & internet addict. — Authority: 412
  Do yourself a favor. Carve out 20-minutes of your time, in the next 5 days, and sit down to watch this speech by J.K. Rowling . It’s incredible. Do what I do; sit down at the dinner table with your laptop or fire up the TED iPhone app and watch this. Forget everything you know that she’s written previously, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Can Michelle Obama’s ‘Let’s Move’ Campaign Really Fight Obesity?

  
  A Green Zone — Authority: 158
  Image credit: Grist As part of her ongoing crusade against the obesity epidemic in the United States, Michelle Obama announced the commencement of the “Let’s Move” campaign. Organized in partnership with leaders of food industry, the campaign proposes to support parents, encourage physical activity, and bring ...
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• Should Choosing an Abortion Be Decided by Committee?

  
  http://www.doublex.com/blog/xxfactor — Authority: 639
  As a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, I was surprised by the controversy surrounding President Obama’s commencement speech last year. But the hoopla over our pro-choice president delivering a talk at a Catholic, pro-life institution is ongoing: It provided the inspiration for a new Web series, called Bump ...
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• Should Choosing an Abortion Be Decided by Committee?

  
  The XX Factor — Authority: 145
  A guest post from blogger Lilly Fowler: As a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, I was surprised by the controversy surrounding President Obama’s commencement speech last year. But the hoopla over our pro-choice president delivering a talk at a Catholic, pro-life institution is ongoing: It provided the ...
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• Ellen DeGeneres at Tulane’s 2009 Commencement Speech

  
  Gossip Fans — Authority: 155
  Ellen degeneres addresses Tulane University’s graduating ‘Katrina Class’ – 16-May-2009
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