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Photo By Shimer College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s Commencement season in higher ed, and while we all scramble to complete the last minute preparations and get our live streams ready to go, I thought I’d take a moment and look back at some great Commencement speakers and their addresses to students.<\/p>\n

For the most part, Commencement speakers are boring and often drag out an already long ceremony. I don’t remember my Commencement speaker. I think my wife had the guy that invented “The Club.” Remember that thing?<\/p>\n

Here are a few people that gave interesting and thought-provoking addresses.<\/p>\n

1. David McCullough – Wellesley High School<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ok, it’s a high school graduation, but a great message.<\/p>\n

“None of this day-seizing, though, this YLOOing, should be interpreted as license for self-indulgence. Like accolades ought to be, the fulfilled life is a consequence, a gratifying byproduct. It\u2019s what happens when you\u2019re thinking about more important things. Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.”<\/p>\n