According to USA Today, it appears that students are having more of a say in determining who will give the annual commencement address.
This year’s list of luminaries—and others— who will give the class of 2008 a sendoff include:
Oprah Winfrey—Stanford University
J.K. Rowling—Harvard University
Jon Stewart—William and Mary
Craig Newmark of Craig’s List—Case Western Reserve
Jessica Lange—Sarah Lawrence College
Brian Williams—Ohio State University
Michael Bloomberg—University of Pennsylvania
David McCullough— Boston College
Meredith Viera—Tufts University
Al Gore—Carnegie Mellon University
Sandra Day O’Connor—Gettysburg College
Carl Bernstein—University of Maryland
Michael Chertoff—Fairleigh Dickinson U.
Cal Ripken Jr. —University of Delaware
Bill Clinton—UCLA
Deborah Lambert writes the Squeaky Chalk column for Accuracy in Academia.
