Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President Barack Obama and chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, delivered the 2013 Commencement Speech at Wellesley College on May 31, 2013.
Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired space shuttle commander Mark Kelly, gave the commencement address to Bard College’s class of 2013 on May 25, 2013.
Menbere Aklilu, owner of Salute e Vita Ristorante in Richmond, California, delivered the keynote address at Holy Names University’s 2013 commencement ceremony.