"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling's commencement speech at Harvard, June 5, 2008.

Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself -- at the university's 114th Commencement on June.... more

Here we see Steve Jobs delivering his commencement speech to the graduates of Stanford University in 2005. In it he talks about getting fired from Apple in 1985, life & death.

Oprah Winfrey, global media leader and philanthropist, spoke to the Class of 2008 at Stanford's 117th Commencement on June 15, 2008. Winfrey drew on experiences from a career that began in 1976 when she co-anchored a television newscast, and she shared three lessons about feelings, failure and finding.... more

Professor Randy Pausch made a surprise return to Carnegie Mellon University to deliver an inspirational speech to the Class of 2008 at the Commencement ceremony on May 18, 2008. Pausch was included in TIME Magazine's 2008 list of the world's 100 most influential people. His book, "The Last Lecture,".... more

JK Rowling is keynote speaker for Harvard University Commencement June 5, 2008.

Omid Kordestani, Google's SVP for Global Sales and Business Development, gives the commencement address at San Jose State University on May 26, 2007.

Probably one of the best, if not the best commencement speeches in history. It is the most hillarious public speech that I've ever seen and I can't get enough of it. Excuse the watermark and the fact that I had to break this up into 5 pieces. More reasons for the imperfections below. I hope you enjoy! It took.... more

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) was on campus on June 16, 2006 to speak to Northwestern University's Class of 2006 as part of the University's Commencement.

Senator Obama gives the graduation address at Southern New Hampshire University on May 19, 2007.