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

• College of New Rochelle: Anne Sweeney, co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of the Disney/ABC Television Group.
• Le Moyne College: [1] Nancy E. Cantor, chancellor and president of Syracuse University.
• Michigan Technological University: David Barnes, program director for IBM's Emerging Technologies Group.
• Montclair State University: S. Epatha Merkerson, the actress.
• Ohio University: [2] Andrew Alexander, the Scripps Howard Distinguished Visiting Professional in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at the university.
• Regis College, [3] in Massachusetts: Cardinal Seán O’Malley, archbishop of Boston.
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago: [4] Anna Deavere Smith, the actress and playwright.
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: [5] Shahid Khan, the billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist.
• University of the South: [6] David Brooks, columnist for The New York Times. [6]
• Warren Wilson College: [7] Joseph Bathanti, North Carolina poet laureate.