Graduation Guidance
- David Foster Wallace, Kenyon, 2005
- Steve Jobs, Stanford, 2005
- Conan O'Brien, Harvard (Class Day), 2000
- Russell Baker, Connecticut College, 1995
- Winston Churchill, Harrow School, 1941
- George Marshall, Harvard, 1947
- John F. Kennedy, American University, 1963
- Bradley Whitford, Wisconsin, 2006
- Barbara Kingsolver, Duke, 2008
- Stephen Colbert, Knox College, 2006
Top 10 Commencement Speeches
Forget the kerfuffles over President Obama's talks at Arizona State and Notre Dame. Commencement speeches are one of the great collegiate traditions — and the last lesson students get before entering the real world. Here are TIME's favorites