Commencement Speakers Announced: Bronx CC, City College, College of Holy Cross, Hardin-Simmons, Lehigh, Mount Ida, National Louis, NYIT, Pratt, Scripps, St. Edward's, St. John's

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

• Bronx Community College of the City University of New York: Quiara Alegría Hudes, an award-winning playwright.
• City College of the City University of New York: Matthew Goldstein, the retiring chancellor of the CUNY system.
• College of the Holy Cross: Anne Fadiman, the Francis Writer in Residence at Yale University.
• Hardin-Simmons University: Teresia Taylor, who is retiring as the university's head of the Department of Foreign Languages and senior professor of Spanish.
• Lehigh University: Bill Nye, "the Science Guy."
• Mount Ida College: Setti Warren, mayor of Newton, Massachusetts.
• National Louis University: Representative Gwen Moore, Democrat of Wisconsin; and Michele S. Jones, former director of external veterans/military affairs and community outreach for the President’s Veterans Employment Initiative.
• New York Institute of Technology: Edward Guiliano, president of the institute.
• Pratt Institute: Kurt Andersen, novelist and radio host.
• Scripps College: Ruth Markowitz Owades, an entrepreneur and corporate director.
• St. Edward's University: Maria Otero, former under secretary of State for civilian security, democracy and human rights.
• St. John's College, in New Mexico: Jill Cooper Udall, an arts advocate and lawyer.