The following colleges have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2016:
- Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences: David Stack, chairman and CEO of Pacira Pharmaceuticals.
- DePauw University: Tavis Smiley, the talk show host.
- Hamilton College: Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal.
- Harvard University: Steven Spielberg, the filmmaker.
- Iona College: Robert Greifeld, CEO of the Nasdaq stock market.
- Lasell College: Steve Grossman, chief executive officer of the Boston-based Initiative for a Competitive Inner City.
- Linfield College: Michael Lindblad, the 2015 Oregon Teacher of the Year.
- Randolph-Macon College: Haywood A. Payne Jr., a businessman.
- Southwestern University, in Texas: Janet H. Brown, executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates.
- St. John Fisher College: Edward Stack, chairman and chief executive officer of Dick’s Sporting Goods.
- Tulane University: Hoda Kotb, co-host of NBC’s Today show.
- Woodbury University: Eugene A. Blefari, leader of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices real estate brokerage network.
