Commencement 2008
Jessica Lange’s rousing commencement speech made waves across the country—and around the world—as media outlets seized on her comments about President Bush and the Iraq War. The Oscar-winning star of Tootsie and Blue Sky said the graduates have “a heavy burden” to chart a new path for the country.
Read Lange’s speech, watch the video, or see what the other speakers had to say here
“You must determine if we are going to measure ourselves on the basis of military might and economic power or if there is perhaps something deeper—more essential in our national character—that needs to be awakened.”
Photos by Chris Taggart
Vera Wang '71 addresses Class of 2013; photos, videos, media clips available on Commencement site