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Ken Jeong Urged Graduates to be Adaptable, Courageous When Making Life Decisions During 2023 Senior Convocation

By Xinyu Joanne Hu | June 1, 2023

In his speech at the 2023 Senior Convocation Ceremony, Ken Jeong drew on his experience quitting his job as a doctor to become a comedian to demonstrate the power of taking risks.

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Actor and Comedian Ken Jeong to be Class of 2023 Convocation Speaker

By Sofia Rubinson | April 26, 2023

Actor and comedian Ken Jeong will serve as the Class of 2023 Senior Convocation keynote speaker on Thursday, May 25.

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Constance Wu to Speak at 2022 Convocation

By Eli Pallrand | April 21, 2022

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

By Anil Oza | May 13, 2021

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

By Alex Hale | May 26, 2019

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

By Nicole Zhu and Sean O' Connell | April 25, 2019

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’

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs | April 16, 2019

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

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs | April 14, 2019

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

By Maryam Zafar | May 26, 2018

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

By Alisha Gupta and Meredith Liu | April 26, 2018

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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