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Frog Of Honor: Kermit Leads UMD’s Class Of 2025 Sendoff Frog Of Honor: Kermit Leads UMD’s Class Of 2025 Sendoff
Frog Of Honor: Kermit Leads UMD’s Class Of 2025 Sendoff The skies may be gray in the DMV on Thursday, but there was a little green on campus at the University of Maryland. Kermit the Frog was on campus on Thursday ahead of his commencement speech scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on May 22, after it had to be rescheduled. "Hi-ho, UMD, Kermit the Frog here," the Peabody Award winner, and best-selling author said in a post shared by the school. "That's right, I am here.  "If you see me hopping around the quad, say 'Hi.'"  .@KermitTheFrog is HERE at UMD! 🎉💚 We simply can't wait for his Commencement speech tonight. See you there, grad…

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by Zak Failla
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President Trump To Give Commencement Address At West Point President Trump To Give Commencement Address At West Point
President Trump To Give Commencement Address At West Point Those graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in the Hudson Valley will be addressed by President Donald Trump during the ceremony celebrating the beginning of their next chapters.  In a late night post on Truth Social on Monday, April 21, Trump revealed he would be giving commencement speeches at both West Point and the University of Alabama.  In his post, Trump called both schools "really GREAT places."  "Stay tuned for times and dates!!!" the President continued.  West Point's graduation ceremony is set to be held on Saturday,…

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by Ben Crnic
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Kermit The Frog Confirmed As 2025 UMD Commencement Speaker — And The Internet Has Best Reaction Kermit The Frog Confirmed As 2025 UMD Commencement Speaker — And The Internet Has Best Reaction
Kermit The Frog Confirmed As 2025 UMD Commencement Speaker — And The Internet Has Best Reaction It's not easy being green, or delivering an epic commencement speech.  But Kermit the Frog, a Peabody Award winner and best-selling author (and muppet) will do both in May, when he will return to the campus where he was first brought to life (by creator and alum Jim Henson, Class of 1960) to deliver the commencement speech in May. The school made the announcement this week, and the internet's reaction is everything you could've ever hoped for. "Kermencement," one absolute genius commented on UMD's post on Facebook. Others begged for the event to be live-streamed, while many …

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by Zak Failla