So far, we've had a published professor and a movie star speaking on commencement stage. With hope that you can tolerate another graduation speech, I now give you a student.
Ty Ruddy was senior class president when he spoke at Hillsdale's (photo) commencement this month. President of the college, Larry Arnn, posted the speech on X. Ty acknowledged that learning is a lifelong project which doesn't stop with college.
Here are some quotes:
"Some of us were presumptuous and arrogant when we came on campus. I know I was. I cringe at some of the conversations I found myself tangled up in."
"As much as Hillsdale has been an education in the classics, it has been an education in humility."
"It doesn't have to be philosophy and politics all the time. It is ok to stand at your fence and talk with your neighbors about the tomatoes." (quoting a professor)
"Remember what it was like as freshmen, confident for all the wrong reasons. We were just padawans to Dr. Arnn's Yoda."
