New York University Commencement Speeches

Taylor Swift addresses NYU's Class of 2022, reflecting on her unconventional path without a traditional college experience and the students' pandemic-disrupted education. She offers 'life hacks' rather than advice, en...

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen offers graduates lessons for life after college, drawing on examples from science, sports, and her own experience at the Fed. She emphasizes persistent curiosity, listening to opposi...

Bill Clinton congratulates NYU graduates and offers personal advice to pursue happiness through what they do well and to persist through failure. He then analyzes the challenges of an interdependent world—inequality,...