Archive: Commencement Speaker

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A University Education Offers More Than a Degree, Classicist Mary Beard Tells Graduate Class of 2026

This month, 5,012 graduate students officially earned their master’s and doctorates from Georgetown.…

May 19, 2026

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13 Lessons For Living the Good Life From Our 2026 Commencement Speakers

This past weekend, the Class of 2026 heard from a seven-time Super Bowl champion, a former secretary of state and 11 other graduation speakers who shared important life lessons…

May 19, 2026

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Ford CEO Jim Farley Urges Class of 2026 Graduates to Love Solving Problems

In an emotional and heartfelt speech at the 2026 College of Arts & Sciences Commencement ceremony, Farley said that he is “as Hoya as anyone you’d.”…

May 16, 2026

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How Georgetown Helped Ford CEO Jim Farley Develop a Love for Problem Solving

Farley, an economics alumnus, will be the Class of 2026 commencement speaker for the College of Arts &.…

May 13, 2026