Graduation Commencement Speakers - 2010

As students prepare to graduate, most colleges and universities invite famous and successful business leaders, entertainers or politicians to give a "commencement speech" meant to inspire the departing students who are going on to make their careers as adults in contemporary American Society.



In 2010, there were some amazing commencement speeches for graduates to learn and receive encouragement.



In May 2010, President Barack Obama addressed the graduating students of University of Michigan -



One of the senior advisors to the president, David Axelrod addressed the students of Beloit College



Former United States Attorney General Edwin Meese spoke to the graduating class of Hillsdale College.



United States Senator and former Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain gave the 2010 commencement speech at Ohio Wesleyan University



English majors at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill received a treat in 2010 as Author John Grisham gave the departing students their commencement address.



More entertainers gave speeches in May as actor Alec Baldwin addressed the New York University graduating class.



He's both an entertainer and politician -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California spoke to Emory University in Atlanta. It was the governors final commencement speech before leaving office in January of 2011.



Longtime Washington Journalist Judy Woodruff spoke to the graduates of Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.



Radio talk show host Glenn Beck gave the graduation oration to Liberty University



Justice David Souter spoke to the graduating class of Harvard giving two examples of deciding court cases in light of constitutional law. The court cases Justice Souter spoke about was the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education and the 1971 Pentagon Papers. He enlightened students with his view of constitutional law.