The Huffington Post published an article by senior fellow Derek Shearer titled "The Silly Season: The Fuss Over Graduation Speakers"…….
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Senior fellow Geneva Overholser speaks at St. Andrews 117th annual commencement ceremony
Senior fellow Geneva Overholser speaks at St. Andrews 117th annual commencement ceremony. As quoted in The Fayetteville Observer, Overholser said to the 82 new graduates, "your last St. Andrews assignment is to think about what's important to you. Determine the goals that will enable you to lead your life. Write them down. Commit them to memory. And then commit to checking in with yourself regularly to see how you're doing."……
Winograd in Delaware Online – New grads
Newly appointed Senior Fellow Morley Winograd published an article in Delaware Online, co-authored by Michael Hais. Winograd, an expert on Millennials described the newest crop of high school graduates as "the mosaic of a new America."……
To The Lucky Class of 2009
Another year, another graduation. But, of course, this is not just another year. For the graduates themselves, it is one of the most important times of their lives. For many of them, their parents and millions of ordinary Americans, it is a very, very tough time. My graduation was last Friday — not as a student, but as a teacher at the University of Southern California. For me it was a great year because I had great students. I hear I'm in a dying business – not education, but my field: The things I teach, journalism and writing, are destined……