The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/convocation/)
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.
Actor and comedian Ken Jeong will serve as the Class of 2023 Senior Convocation keynote speaker on Thursday, May 25.
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.
After months of deliberations, the convocation committee announced Thursday that author Roxane Gay will be the convocation speaker for the Class of 2021.
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.
Bill Nye ’77 will be the 2019 convocation speaker, the Convocation Committee announced after the Student Assembly meeting on Thursday afternoon.
The Convocation Committee is continuing to search for a speaker, but author and Yale Prof. Roxane Gay is serious about one suggestion: pick her.
The comedian’s last-minute cancellation, and a contentious divestment vote immediately preceding the scheduled announcement, placed Convocation Committee leaders in a difficult predicament.
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.
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.