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Why Kurt Vonnegut's advice to college graduates still matters today

Written by Susan Farrell, Professor of English, College of Charleston

A generation told not to trust anyone over 30 nevertheless adored Vonnegut.Ulf Andersen/Getty Images

Kurt Vonnegut didn’t deliver the famous “Wear Sunscreen” graduation speech published in the Chicago Tribune that was often mistakenly attributed to the celebrated author. But he could have.

Over his lifetime, he gave dozens of...

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