The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers:

• Clark College: Heidi W. Durrow, the lawyer and writer.
• Fashion Institute of Technology: Nina Garcia, fashion director at Marie Claire magazine and judge on "Project Runway."
• Ithaca College: C. C. H. Pounder, the actress and activist.
• Lakes Region Community College: U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter.
• Macalester College: Judge Michael J. Davis.
• Madison Area Technical College: Hannah Rosenthal, the Obama administration's special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism.
• Marian Court College: Valerie Reyes, a real estate agent and corporate trainer.
• Ohio State University: David Gergen, the journalist and presidential adviser.
• Prince George’s Community College: James E. Lyons Sr., secretary of higher education in Maryland.