Despite heightened tensions and protests on many university campuses this year, it is still graduation season, and that means speakers — from Jennifer Coolidge to President Joe Biden, and even NewsHour’s own Amna Nawaz — joined fellow politicians, actors and thinkers to dole out sage advice and encouragement to graduates around the country.
Here are just some of the life lessons this year’s commencement speakers passed on to the class of 2024.
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