Here are some of the other esteemed speakers at this spring's college graduation ceremonies:
- Albright College: Bob Garfield, NPR’s “On the Media."
- Catholic University of America: Philip Rivers, quarterback of San Diego Chargers.
- Clark University: Ron Shaich, founder and CEO of Panera Bread Company.
- Colgate University: Gloria Borger, chief political analyst for CNN.
- Colorado College: Jane Lubchenco, first woman to serve as the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- Dickinson College: Madeleine Albright, former U.S. secretary of state.
- Duke University: General Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- Emmanuel College: Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the One Fund Boston.
- Fashion Institute of Technology: Bobbi Brown, a beauty industry entrepreneur, and Christian Louboutin, the footwear designer.
- Franklin & Marshall College: George Stephanopoulos, and anchor of ABC's "Good Morning America."
- Howard University: Sean Combs, the entertainment executive.
- Johns Hopkins University: Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube.
- Lafayette College: Portia Simpson Miller, the prime minister of Jamaica.
- Lake Forest College: Kelly Leonard ’88, executive vice president of Second City.
- Lawrence University: Charles Gibson, former anchor of ABC’s “World News” and former co-anchor of “Good Morning, America.”
- Lesley University: Lois Lowry, author of The Giver.
- Miami University, Ohio: Forest Whitaker, actor.
- Middlebury College: Diana Nyad, swimmer.
- Morehouse College: Jeh C. Johnson, secretary of homeland security.
- New York University: Janet Yellen, chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
- Northeastern University: Janet Napolitano, the former secretary of homeland security who is now president of the University of California System.
- Norwich University: General Keith Alexander, former director of the National Security Agency.
- Pomona College: Valerie B. Jarrett, senior advisor to President Obama.
- Quinnipiac University: Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media.
- Randolph-Macon College: Brit Hume, journalist.
- Ripon College: David Plotz and Hanna Rosin, Slate.
- Rowan University: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
- Saint Anselm College: Bob Schieffer, anchor and moderator of "Face the Nation."
- Saint Joseph’s College, in Maine: Peter Geiger, editor of Farmers' Almanac.
- Sarah Lawrence College: Fareed Zakaria, CNN.
- Simmons College: Billie Jean King, tennis.
- St. Mary's College of Maryland: Gwen Ifill, PBS News.
- Stanford University: Bill and Melinda Gates.
- Syracuse University: David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker.
- University of California at Berkeley: U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi, the minority leader in the House of Representatives.
- University of Pennsylvania: John Legend, the Grammy Award-winning soul artist and philanthropist.
- University of Rochester: Chris Matthews.
- University of the Pacific: Edward E. Whitacre Jr., former CEO of AT&T and GM.
- University of Washington: Steve Ballmer, who was chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp. from 2000 to 2014.
- Ursinus College: Zainab Hawa Bangura, special representative of the United Nations secretary-general on sexual violence.
- Virginia Military Institute: General Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- Warren Wilson College: Peter Sagal, NPR “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me”.
- Woodbury University: Marlee Matlin, actress.
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Bernard Amadei, founder of Engineers Without Borders-USA, and co-founder of the Engineers Without Borders-International Network.