I served as a college president for nearly two decades – I know choosing the right commencement speaker can be fraught with risks
- Written by Walter M. Kimbrough, Executive in Residence, University of Southern California
Some students walked out on Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's commencement speech at Virginia Commonwealth University in May 2024.The Washington Post via Getty ImagesThe 2024 commencement season has been one of the most contentious in recent memory. Amid pro-Palestinian protests at campuses nationwide over the war in the Gaza Strip, some universities...




