Colleges announce commencement speakers

Submitted by Scott Jaschik on March 1, 2013 - 3:00am

The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2013:

Cooper Union: [1] New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Lehigh University: [2] Neil deGrasse Tyson, the astrophysicist, space exploration advocate and author.
McNally Smith College of Music: Yancey Strickler, founder of Kickstarter.
Smith College: [3] Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of Huffington Post Media Group.
Sweet Briar College: [4] Allida M. Black, executive editor of fdr4freedoms Digital Resource [5], an online education and advocacy program dedicated to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s "Four Freedoms."
Whitman College: [6] Eric Idle, the actor and writer.
Wilson College: [7] Sylvia A. Earle, former chief scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Youngstown State University: [8] Ed O'Neill, the actor.