This ceremony celebrates the accomplishments of the graduating students from columbia journalism school. The commencement speech is the most popular public address of ou. David foster wallace on living a compassionate life, debbie millman on the importance of taking risks, michael lewis on the. Ira glass has 16 books on goodreads with 18735 ratings. Bill nye the science guy delivered the commencement address. Instead of a bunch of feelgood platitudes, these speeches plainly address those creeping fears new grads can. Ira glass commencement address to goucher college class of. Ira glass, often regarded as an unconventional journalist, had unconventional advice for the cuny graduate school of journalisms 2012 graduating class. The book opens with artist, author, and design matters host debbie. The central mission of the commencement speech is in itself ridiculous to inspire at a moment that needs no inspiration. Home news ira glass commencement speech class of 2000 i said no when i was first invited here, because it wasnt clear to me what i could say to journalism students given the fact that i go for months at a time without looking at a newspaper and have not seen a full network newscast since the carter administration. Ira glass on vivian maier this american life invisible made visible duration.
All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good t. Commencement speakers give stock advice which is then promptly ignored, glass said. Ira glass s commencement speech at the columbia journalism school graduation ira glass, this american life. Taken from famous commencement speeches, these pieces of advice will help recent grads handle the transition into the real world. Theyre cloying and impossible, full of stock advice.
The best commencement speeches, ever back to all speeches. As a writer, her articles have appeared in the new yorker, vanity fair, the guardian and more. The commencement speech is the most popular public address of our time, shared every spring and remembered for years. Addresses by nora ephron, david foster wallace, ira glass, and more. Ira glass commencement address to goucher college class of 2012. Treasurers, parents, faculty, guests, president ungar, i am honored to be asked to be your commencement speaker. At commencement you wear your squareshaped mortarboards. Ira glass, this american life host, condemns commencement. Search over 350 speeches by name, school, date or theme and find out what they have in common with pop songs on our blog. When you step up to the microphone, suppress the urge to stray from your talk. The complete speech, as well as more of brodskys wisdom on everything from exile to cats to how to read a book, can be found in the timelessly excellent on grief and reason. David foster wallace on living a compassionate life, debbie millman on the importance of taking risks, michael lewis on the responsibility that. Dartmouths 2018 commencement address by mindy kaling 01 duration. Here, in an anthology of some of the finest of the genre, brilliant creative minds in every sector offer their wisdom.
Perhaps ira glass said it best during his speech at goucher college in 2012 when he declared them a doomed form in a commencement address of his own. Speaking of taking those next steps, ira glass shares a story about his own selfdoubt during his commencement speech at goucher college in 2012 i, i think, was as ambitious as any of you in. May 19, 2012 ira glass commencement address to goucher college class of 2012. The columbia university school of journalism asked ira glass to speak at their commencement and gave him an award for singular journalistic performance. Past commencement ceremonies 2019 goucher colleges 128th commencement was held on friday, may 24, 2019, at 10. Hopefully your four years plus in college have served as a platform for more than just academics.
Watch these videos and get ready to feel motivated to go out into the world and do something awesome. Ira glass is the host and creator of the public radio program this american life. These great commencement speeches will change how you. Published just in time for graduation day, this inspiring collection of commencement addresses celebrates the value of education. We made a commencement bingo card to track all the cliches. You get to decide what has meaning and what doesnt, david foster wallace wrote in a rare moment of candor.
Dont apologize, or ask if people can hear you, or say how nervous you are, heinrichs advises. Eileen myles, poet, essayist, novelist the more distracted we become, and the more emphasis we place on speed at the expense of depth, the less likely and able we are to care. This book has 14 transcribed commencement speeches that encourage recent grads to be creative, be brave, and make their marks on the world. This years goucher college graduates will likely enjoy one of regions quirkier commencement speeches. Weve compiled our favorite commencement speeches of all time on doubt, fear, hardship, and tackling the working world. David foster wallace on living a compassionate life. Goucher colleges 127th commencement exercises took place on friday, may 25, 2018, at 10. May 19, 2014 as ira glass, producer of the radio show this american life, said in his commencement speech to goucher grads in 2012, commencement speakers give stock advice, which is then promptly ignored. Im no ira glass, but if i were giving a commencement speech to new graduates, i certainly wouldnt sugar coat anything.
I wish that someone had said to me that its normal to feel lost for a little while. Julie snyder, one of the first producers at this american life, is the cocreator of serial and stown. What the best commencement speeches teach us about failure. Funny graduation speeches 101 commencement speeches. At goucher college last month, ira glass said that commencement speakers give stock advice, which is then promptly ignored. On may 18, 2012, glass gave the commencement address for the goucher college class of 2012 graduation ceremony, where. True to form, ira glass began his commencement speech at goucher college last week by insulting the very existence of commencement speeches. I believe it is a doomed form, cloying and impossible. Mark zuckerbergs speech as written for harvards class of. The program at goucher colleges 121st commencement ceremony friday listed speaker ira glass main connection to the towson college. Public radio journalist ira glass gives the keynote speech at.
How to give a great speech ask the expert new england today. Youre going out there now, youre going to do this thing. Somehow, my parents are the only jews in america who do not listen to public radio. Check out our handpicked selection of commencement addresses, going back to 1774. This america life host ira glass commencement speech at. Npr ed the month of may brings flowers, mothers day and graduations. This american life is now heard by over 1,000,000 listeners on 324 stations nationwide.
Radio host ira glass assures goucher grads, its normal. A commencement speech or commencement address is a speech given to graduating students, generally at a university, generally in the united states, although the term is also used for secondary education institutions. The challenge for our generation is creating a world where everyone has a sense of purpose, said mark zuckerberg, who was the principal speaker at harvards 366th commencement on may 25. The central mission of the commencement speech is itself.
Ira glasss commencement speech at the columbia journalism. Ira glass, host of this american life, gave a charmingly quirky speech. Her memoir, a widows walk was published by simon and schuster and was as the top ten great reads of 2005 by people magazine and the washington posts book. Though the advice might seem out of place in one of his winding, playfully cerebral novels, it fit right in as the thrust of his commencement speech at kenyon college, which was later adapted into a short, beloved book, this is water. Just dont give up trying to do what you really want to do. Ira glass s commencement speech at the columbia journalism school graduation ira glass this american life may 17, 2018 22 minutes 5,503 words ira glass challenges young journalists to tear up old models and find new ways to fight the massive machine churning out nonfactual stories and come up with new ideas about how to. It might seem easy to pull off since, after all, graduation is one big party celebration. Excerpt from this american life, moving without moving, june 23, 2000, episode 162. Commencement speeches on living with bravery, empathy, and other.
I am still opposed on principle to the idea of a commencement speech. Ira glass, host, pris this american life from cuny grad school of journalism on vimeo. When i was leaving my office for the last time, i grabbed a book off my shelf. Of course, you already know that we are in a recession and that jobs are scarce. He is the host and producer of the radio and television show this american life and has participated in other npr programs, including morning edition, all things considered, and talk of the nation. Begin your speech the way ira glass does on this american life, by jumping right in. Ira glass commencement address to goucher college class of 2012 although i oppose the idea of the commencement address, i have been thinking about what would have been useful for me to hear on the day i left college. These great commencement speeches will change how you look at success and failure our greatest actors, writers, musicians, and leaders give really great advicebut its not just for college. My hope is that from time to time you will let your minds be bold, and wear sombreros. Hello select your address todays deals best sellers customer. Ira glass, host of this american life the world shifts under our feet.
Ira glass public radio personality, producer of the show this american life commencement address at goucher college, 2012. Hes also one of the editors of the podcasts serial and s. Wrap up quickly dont draw out your closing thought. The columbia university school of journalism asked ira glass to speak at their commencement and gave him an award for singular. May 16, 2018 this ceremony celebrates the accomplishments of the graduating students from columbia journalism school. Weve handpicked over 350 addresses going back to 1774.
Youre going to fall down, but the world doesnt care how many times you fall down, as long as its one fewer than the number of times you get back up. Feminist author gloria steinems speech in 1987 touches on everyday unseen politics, ira glass talks about his parents thwarted aspirations and czech philosopher vaclav havel questions the. Ira glass nobody tells this to people who are beginners, i wish someone told me. But there is a transparent wall between the generations, an ironic curtain, if you will, a seethrough veil allowing almost no passage of experience. Commencement speakers give doomed advice which is then. Ira jeffrey glass is an american public radio personality.
I am full of regret and recrimination all the time. The commencement minefield the chronicle of higher education. The speech was uploaded on youtube, went viral and erica became known as the valedictorian who spoke out against schooling. As ira glass, producer of the radio show this american life, said in his commencement speech to goucher grads in 2012, commencement speakers give stock advice, which is then promptly ignored. Ira glass has 17 books on goodreads with 18740 ratings. Goucher colleges 128th commencement was held on friday, may 24, 2019, at 10.
His work in radio and television has won him awards, including the edward r. Commencement speeches 17 books goodreads share book. Marian fontana has been a writer and performer for over twentyfive years. Its no surprise that ira glass is a pro at delivering speeches given the countless monologues he has recorded at this american life, and i was delighted that he made his commencement speech available to the. May 25, 2017 mark zuckerbergs commencement address at harvard im here to tell you finding your purpose isnt enough. Debbie millman contributor, barbara kingsolver contributor. The example of the aforementioned commandments may discourage any commencement speaker, for the ten commandments themselves were a commencement address literally so, i must say. Students names are read as they process across the stage.
We made a commencement bingo card to track all the cliches youll hear. Ira glass s commencement speech at the columbia journalism school graduation. There is nothing like a hilarious commencement speech. Books by ira glass author of the new kings of nonfiction.
Barbara kingsolver, author i hope theres mystery and poetry in your life. The book shows how this american life is produced, and how to produce your own radio program. Commencement speakers give stock advice which is then promptly ignored. But what the story wants to be is mediocre or worse.
Ira glass commencement address 2012 goucher college. But the commencement speech at goucher that seems to be best known, at least for now, was given in 2012 by ira glass, himself a baltimore boy. Ive always wanted there to be a redditstyle list of book recommendations from people i. National public radios ira glass of this american life, speaks to a full house at the nieman narrative journalism conference at the hyatt regency hotel in cambridge on saturday, dec. I dont pride myself on it cause it probably goes too far. My hope is that from time to time you will let your minds be bold, and wear. All quotes excerpted from way more than luck, published by chronicle books, 2015.
Ira glass s most popular book is eating the dinosaur. However, when you tally them, in the past ten years, theres really only a few funny graduation speeeches. This week, the columbia university school of journalism asked ira glass to speak at their commencement and gave him an award for singular journalistic performance. May 17, 2018 this week, the columbia university school of journalism asked ira glass to speak at their commencement and gave him an award for singular journalistic performance. The commencement is a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred upon graduating students. I believe that it is a doomed form, cloying and impossible. Columbia journalism school 2018 graduation ira glass youtube. Commencement speeches on living with bravery, empathy, and other existential skills by. Im still opposed on principle to the idea of any commencement speech. May, 2000 ira glass commencement speech class of 2000 home news ira glass commencement speech class of 2000 i said no when i was first invited here, because it wasnt clear to me what i could say to journalism students given the fact that i go for months at a time without looking at a newspaper and have not seen a full network newscast.
Jun 04, 2012 at goucher college last month, ira glass said that commencement speakers give stock advice, which is then promptly ignored. Ira glasss commencement speech at the columbia journalism school graduation editing is crucial because in my experience anything you try to make what you want is for the story to be amazing. Everyones favorite empathyfueled public personality, ira glass, is coming back to baltimore he was born here to deliver this years commencement speech at goucher college glass, who attended milford mill high school in baltimore county, is the one whose eversoslightly whiny voice has become a touchstone for npr listeners, 1. Obama will continue a long tradition of giving a commencement speech to students. Speakers include nora ephron, ira glass, tom wolfe, and david foster wallace, and the book also illustrates the most inspirational quotes from each address.
Cue way more than luck, a collection of 14 of the most inspiring yet practical. Ira glass commencement speech class of 2000 uc berkeley. Columbia journalism school 2018 graduation ira glass. Steve jobs 2005 commencement speech at stanford the castle is a bunch of rocks sebastian marshall on being creative ira glass. This is part of the speech erica goldson, the 2010 valedictorian of coxsackieathens high school, gave at her graduation ceremony. First he dumped on the very idea of a commencement speech, calling it a doomed form.
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