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Constance Wu to Speak at 2022 Convocation
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On April 21, the University announced that actress Constance Wu, who starred in “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Fresh Off the Boat,” will be the 2022 Senior Convocation keynote speaker.
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Author Roxane Gay to Be 2021 Convocation Speaker
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After months of deliberations, the convocation committee announced Thursday that author Roxane Gay will be the convocation speaker for the Class of 2021.
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Bill Nye ’77 Tells Cornell University Class of 2019 to Change the World
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Nye told graduates of Cornell University’s class of 2019 that this time was the most exciting time of human history. In a speech littered with science jokes and references to his eponymous show, Nye touched on everything from climate change to education for women.
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Bill Nye ’77 Announced as Cornell’s 2019 Convocation Speaker
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Bill Nye ’77 will be the 2019 convocation speaker, the Convocation Committee announced after the Student Assembly meeting on Thursday afternoon.
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Author Roxane Gay Offers to Fill Cornell Convocation Speaker Vacancy: ‘I Would Love to Do This’
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The Convocation Committee is continuing to search for a speaker, but author and Yale Prof. Roxane Gay is serious about one suggestion: pick her.
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Hasan Minhaj ‘Dropped Out’ as Cornell’s Convocation Speaker, Sending a Student Committee Scrambling
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The comedian’s last-minute cancellation, and a contentious divestment vote immediately preceding the scheduled announcement, placed Convocation Committee leaders in a difficult predicament.
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DuVernay Tells Graduates to Live as Directors of Their Own Stories
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She noted that her presence as a woman of color on the stage was a shift from the original vision of the founders of the University.
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Film Director Ava DuVernay Named 2018 Convocation Speaker
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Ava DuVernay, the first black female director to have her movie nominated for a Golden Globe and Academy Award, will address Cornell’s Class of 2018 during Convocation on May 26 as the keynote speaker.
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Joe Biden Tells Cornell Seniors: ‘Go Out and Wake Us Up’
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Former Vice President Joe Biden told thousands of Cornell graduating seniors and their families that Cornell is “one of the great, great universities in the world” and implored graduates to “wake up,” be tolerant and make their mark on the world.
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Cornell Dairy to Make Memes Into Reality With Joe Biden-Themed Ice Cream
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Cornell Dairy is working to to name an ice cream flavor after former Vice President Joe Biden, who will speak at this year’s convocation on May 27.