The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2012:

• Alfred University: David Miller, a lawyer and a member of the university's board.
• Clatsop Community College: U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici.
• Cooper Union: [1] Walter Isaacson, the biographer.
• Gallaudet University: [2] Markku Juhani Jokinen, president of the World Federation of the Deaf.
• Georgia Health Sciences University: [3] Ferid Murad, director of the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Signaling at George Washington University.
• Hampden-Sydney College: Verne Lundquist, the sports commentator.
• Lindsey Wilson College: Wayne Meisel, director of faith and service at the Cousins Foundation, in Atlanta.
• Marlboro College: Bill McKibben, the author and environmentalist.
• Ohio Northern University: [4] Clay Mathile, a business executive and philanthropist.
• Susquehanna University: [5] Fred Grosse, professor of physics and the longest-serving member of the faculty.
• University of Maryland at Baltimore: [6] Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
• University of Texas at Arlington: [7] James Franco, the actor.
• University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point: [8] James Kurth, chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System.