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Commencement

Is your school hosting a left-wing commencement speaker?  Use this list of 2011 commencement speakers to find out! 

The names of speakers whose opposition to limited government is well-established are linked to individualized pages explaining exactly how you can take effective action to protest your school's choice of graduation speaker.

The names of speakers with a record of support for conservative principles are denoted by red text.  The names of speakers for whom a Campus Reform activism suggestion is still in the works are denoted by a * symbol.  If your school's commencement speaker is not yet listed here, please email Campus Reform with the information!

State

School

Speaker

MIAdrian College
NYAlbany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
MIAlbion College
GAAgnes Scott CollegeMelanne Verveer
PAAlbright CollegeGov. Tom Corbett
MIAlma CollegeDavidson Hepburn
DCAmerican University
INAnderson University
SCAnderson University
CAAntioch University Los Angeles
OHAntioch University McGregor
MAAssumption College
MN
Augsberg College
TXAustin College
FLAve Maria School of Law
INBall State UniversitySteve Kroft 
MABard College of Simon's Rock
NYBarnard CollegeSheryl Sandberg
MABay Path College
WIBeloit College Justice Richard Goldstone
MABentley University 
CABiola University 
NCBirmingham Southern College Susan Hagan
SCBob Jones University 
MABoston College 
MABoston University 
MDBowie State University 
MABrandeis University 
VABridgewater College 
RIBryant University 
PABucknell University Erik Weihenmayer
INButler University Bobby Fong
CACalifornia Institute of Technology 
CACalifornia Maritime Academy 
CACalifornia State University-Monterey Bay 
CACalifornia State University-Stanislaus 
NCCampbell University 
KYCampbellsville University 
NYCanisius College 
OHCase Western Reserve University Scott Cowen
DCCatholic University of America 
MICentral Michigan University 
PACentral Pennsylvania College 
VTChamplain College 
TNChristian Brothers University 
VAChristopher Newport University Sam Donaldson
MAClark University 
SCClemson University 
MEColby College Rajiv Shah
NYColgate University 
MNCollege of St. Benedict 
VTCollege of St. Joseph 
NYCollege of St. Rose 
MECollege of the Atlantic 
MACollege of the Holy Cross 
VACollege of William and Mary Joseph Plumeri
MNConcordia University (St. Paul) 
NYCooper Union Malcolm Gladwell
NYCornell University Rudy Giuliani
NHDartmouth College 
MIDavenport University 
OHDenison University 
INDePauw University 
PADickinson College Allan Goodman
UTDixie State College of Utah
 
NCDuke University John Chambers
FLEckerd College Sen. Bill Nelson
NCElizabeth City State University 
PAElizabethtown College 
GAEmory University
Janet Napolitano
SCErskine College 
ILEureka College 
WAEvergreen State University 
CTFairfield University 
NYFashion Institute of Technology 
NCFayetteville State University 
FLFlorida Agricultural and Mechanical University 
FLFlorida Gulf Coast University 
FLFlorida Institute of Technology 
FLFlorida Southern College 
PAFranklin and Marshall College Sen. Richard Lugar
INFranklin College 
SCFurman University 
DCGallaudet University 
GAGeorgia Institute of Techonology 
NJGeorgian Court University 
VAGeorge Mason University 
DCGeorge Washington University Michael Bloomberg
PAGettysburg College Gwendolyn Dungy
INGoshen College 
MDGoucher College 
VTGreen Mountain College 
IAGrinnell College Anna Quindlen 
PAGrove City College Laura Bush
NYHamilton College Al Gore*
VAHampden-Sydney College R. Nicholas Burns
VAHampton University
MAHarvard University
 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
ARHendrix College 
NCHigh Point University 
NYHilbert College 
MIHillsdale College 
OHHiram College 
VAHollins University
 
NCHood Theological Seminary 
MIHope College 
DCHoward University 
ALHuntingdon College Samuel R. Williamson
INHuntingdon University 
MEHusson University 
INIndiana State University 
INIndiana University-Bloomington 
NYIthaca College David Muir
FLJacksonville University 
VAJames Madison University 
OHJohn Carroll University 
MDJohns Hopkins University Fareed Zakaria
NCJohnson C. Smith University 
PAKeystone College 
PAKing's College 
PALancaster Bible College 
SCLander University 
WILawrence University 
PALehigh University Ellen Kullman
NYLe Moyne College 
MALesley University 
TXLeTourneau University 
VALiberty University 
PALock Haven University 
NYLong Island University-C.W. Post Campus 
VALongwood University 
LALouisiana State University-Alexandria 
MDLoyola University Maryland 
LALoyola University New Orleans Wendell Pierce
VALynchburg College 
FLLynn University 
INManchester College 
PAMansfield University Robert Weigand
INMarian College 
WIMarquette University David McCollough
VAMary Baldwin College 
VAMarymount University 
MOMaryville University 
PAMarywood University 
MAMassachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 
MAMassachusetts Institute of Technology
 
NYMedaille College 
NCMeredith College 
MAMerrimack College 
PAMessiah College 
NCMethodist University
FLMiami Dade CollegeBarack Obama
OHMiami University of Ohio 
MIMichigan State University Steve Wozniak
VTMiddlebury College 
CAMills College Beate Sirota Gordon
PAMisericordia University

 Nicholas Benedictic

MOMissouri University of Science and Technology 
CTMitchell College 
GAMorehouse College 
MAMount Holyoke College Martha Nussbaum
MAMount Ida College Margaret A. McKenna
IAMount Mercy College 
CAMount St. Mary's CollegeJudy Vaughan
FLNew College of Florida
 
NJNew Jersey Institute of Technology 
NYThe New School Frank Rich
NYNew York University Bill Clinton
MANichols College 
VANorfaulk State University 
ILNortheastern Illinois University 
ARNortheastern State University 
MANortheastern University 
MANorthern Essex Community College 
SCNorth Greenville University 
IANorthwestern College 
ILNorthwestern University Stephen Colbert
MONorthwest Missouri State University 
FLNova Southeastern University 
CAOccidental College 
OHOhio State UniversityJohn Boehner 
OHOhio University 
OHOhio Wesleyan University 
OKOklahoma Christian University 
VAOld Dominion University 
TXOur Lady of the Lake University 
SCPaine College 
PAPennsylvania College of Art and Design 
PAPenn State Beaver 
PAPennsylvania State University 
PAPhiladelphia University Steven G. Blank
CAPomona College Steven Chu
NYPratt Institute 
SCPresbyterian College 
RIProvidence College 
INPurdue University 
CTQuinnipiac University 
VARadford University 
VARandolph College 
VARandolph-Macon College 
ORReed College 
VARegent University Mosa Sono
NYRensselaer Polytechnic Institute 
TXRice University 
VARoanoke College 
PARobert Morris University 
NYRochestor Institute of Technology 
NJRowan University 
CTSacred Heart University 
LASan Francisco State University 
CASan Jose State University 
NYSarah Lawrence College
 Arianna Huffington
CTSacred Heart University 
NYSchool of Visual Arts 
TNSewanee:  University of the South 
NCShaw University 
VAShenandoah University 
MASimmons College 
MASmith College Sylvia Earle
CASonoma State University 
CTSouthern Connecticut State University 
TXSouthern Methodist University Sen. John Cornyn
UTSouthern Utah University 
VTSouthern Vermont College 
SCSouthern Wesleyan University 
TXSouthwestern UniversityChristopher B. Nelson
GASpelman CollegeMichelle Obama
NCSt. Andrews Presbyterian College 
TXSt. Edward's University 
CTSt. Joseph College 
NYSt. Lawrence University Tom Brokaw
MOSt. Louis College of Pharmacy 
INSt. Mary's College 
MDSt. Mary's College of Maryland 
VTSt. Michael's College
WISt. Norbert College David Maraniss
VASt. Paul's College 
CAStanford University
 Felipe Calderon Hinojosa
NYSUNY-New Paltz 
NYSUNY-Oswego 
VASweet Briar College Lara Merriken
NYSyracuse University 
INTaylor University 
TXTexas A&M University 
INTrine University Lou Holtz
MATufts University 
LATulane University Thomas Friedman
NYUnion College Judy Woodruff
NYUnited States Military Academy (West Point) 
AZUniversity of Arizona 
ARUniversity of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 
CTUniversity of Bridgeport 
CAUniversity of California-Berkeley 
CAUniversity of California-Los Angeles Aaron S. Williams
CTUniversity of Connecticut 
TXUniversity of Dallas 
DEUniversity of Delaware 
COUniversity of Denver John P. Morgridge 
GAUniversity of Georgia 
CTUniversity of Hartford Anne Garrels
HIUniversity of Hawai'i-Mānoa 
ILUniversity of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign 
INUniversity of Indianapolis
KYUniversity of Kentucky
KYUniversity of Louisville
MEUniversity of Maine
MEUniversity of Maine-Augusta
MEUniversity of Maine-Farmington
MDUniversity of Maryland-Baltimore Campus
MDUniversity of Maryland-College Park

DeMaurice Smith

MDUniversity of Maryland-Eastern Shore
VAUniversity of Mary Washington
MAUniversity of Massachusetts-Amherst
MAUniversity of Massachusetts-Boston
MAUniversity of Massachusetts-Lowell
MIUniversity of Michigan-Ann Arbor
MNUniversity of Minnesota-Morris
NEUniversity of Nebraska-Kearney
MEUniversity of New EnglandRep. Michael H. Michaud
NHUniversity of New HampshireDavid Cote
ALUniversity of North Alabama 
NCUniversity of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Edward Osborne Wilson Jr.
NCUniversity of North Carolina-Pembroke 
NDUniversity of North Dakota 
INUniversity of Notre Dame Robert M. Gates
OKUniversity of Oklahoma Robert M. Gates
PAUniversity of Pennsylvania Denzel Washington
PAUniversity of Pittsburgh 
WAUniversity of Puget Sound 
VAUniversity of Richmond 
NYUniversity of Rochester Ursula M. Burns
PAUniversity of Scranton 
SCUniversity of South Carolina-Columbia
 Justice Sonia Sotomayor
SCUniversity of South Carolina-Upstate 
CAUniversity of Southern California Steven A. Ballmer
INUniversity of Southern Indiana Brad Ellsworth
MEUniversity of Southern Maine 
MSUniversity of Southern Mississippi 
INUniversity of St. Francis 
MNUniversity of St. Thomas 
TNUniversity of Tennessee-Knoxville 
TXUniversity of Texas-AustinSen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
PAUniversity of the Arts 
DCUniversity of the District of Columbia 
VAUniversity of Virginia 
VAUniversity of Virginia-Wise 
WAUniversity of Washington 
PAUrsinus College 
CTUS Coast Guard Academy 
UTUtah State University 
NYUtica College 
INValparaiso University 
TNVanderbilt University Wangari Maathai
NYVassar College 
PAVillanova University 
VAVirginia Commonwealth University 
VAVirginia Intermont College 
VAVirginia Military Institute 
VAVirginia Polytechnic Institute 
VAVirginia State University 
VAVirginia Union University 
INWabash College 
NYWagner College 
NCWake Forest University Indra K. Nooyi
IAWartburg College 
VAWashington and Lee University 
MDWashington College 
MOWashington University in St. Louis
 Elie Wiesel
MOWebster University 
MAWellesley College 
NYWells College 
MAWentworth Institute of Technology 
CTWesleyan University 
CTWestern Connecticut State University
 
MAWestern New England College Jimmy Tingle
MOWestminster College 
UTWestminster College 
WVWest Virginia University
WVWheeling Jesuit University
WAWhitman College
ORWillamette University
PAWilson College
OHWittenberg University
MAWorcester Polytechnic Institute
Rex Tillerson
CTYale UniversityTom Hanks
PAYork College of PennsylvaniaGov. Tom Corbett