Commencement News

Fayetteville - Walton, who is the youngest child of Helen and Sam Walton, received an Honorary Degree of Arts and Humane Letters during the Spring Commencement and was a keynote speaker at the ceremony.

Tuscaloosa - The families of five University of Alabama students killed when a deadly twister ripped through Tuscaloosa in April were awarded posthumous diplomas at the school's graduation held this weekend, which had been postponed in the wake of the storm.

Baker City - It's that time of year, and everyone expects something special at graduation. For these Baker High School graduates in Oregon, there was no disappointment. This year's commencement was filled with words of wisdom.

There was protest when Teddy Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington to dine at the White House, and there is protest, 108 years later, when Notre Dame's president invited President Barack Obama, to deliver Notre Dame's commencement address.