The former attorney and speechwriter who helped Martin Luther King Jr. pen "I Have a Dream" has died. He was 95.

Congratulations. After four years of hard work, you—or your son or daughter, or grandson or granddaughter, or neighbor or niece, or other sort of ramen eater—are graduating from college. It wasn’t ...

Hilary Duff, Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Jackman are among the celebrities imparting their words of wisdom to 2026 college graduates Caroline Blair is a writer for PEOPLE. She has been writing about ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Commencement speeches are turning into the latest test of free speech principles on college ...

Donovan Livingston knew the stakes were high this year when he was asked to deliver a commencement address at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he teaches. Ten years ago, he was ...

Political opinions are not discrimination. Speeches at university-sponsored events are not official actions. Colleges must never be investigated by the government for allowing free expression. Next ...

Each year, millions of students across the country graduate from college. To celebrate the major milestone, their schools host week-long celebrations culminating with commencement ceremonies where ...

Eric Church was born and bred in North Carolina, and he gave back to his community on Saturday when he gave a moving commencement speech to graduates of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...

Country music star Eric Church delivered the 2026 commencement speech at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Although a lifelong UNC fan, Church is an alumnus of Appalachian State ...

Country music star Eric Church earned praise for delivering the “greatest” commencement speech with his now-viral address to University of North Carolina graduates — after working on the piece for ...