Commencements

Barack Obama Morehouse College alumni listen to President Barack Obama deliver his address under heavy rain at the Morehouse College 129th Commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Barack Obama President Barack Obama straightens his tie before he receives an honorary doctorate of laws degree during the Morehouse College 129th Commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Atlanta. n a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, the President told graduates of the historically black college to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Sanya Richards-Ross In this photo provided by the University of Texas at Austin, Sanya Richards-Ross, alumna and Olympian, delivers the graduation ceremony keynote address during the 130th Spring Commencement, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Austin. Ross, gold medalist sprinter, humanitarian attended Texas from 2002 to 2005, majoring in business and starring on the women's track and field team. (AP Photo/The University of Texas at Austin, Marsha Miller)
Barack Obama Morehouse College alumni listen to President Barack Obama deliver his address under heavy rain at the Morehouse College 129th Commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Barack Obama Graduates listen under heavy rain to President Barack Obama as he delivers the Morehouse College 129th Commencement ceremony address Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama bows to the audience after delivering the commencement address at Tulane University's 179th commencement ceremony at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Joe Biden Vice President Joe Biden gives the commencement address at the University of Pennsylvania's 257th Commencement, Monday, May 13, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
UM Commencement Twitter Chief University of Michigan graduates celebrate as they are recognized during commencement, Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Richard Costolo, Twitter CEO and alumnus delivered the commencement address. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Todd McInturf )
Barack Obama President Barack Obama participates on stage during Ohio State University's spring commencement ceremony in the Ohio Stadium, Sunday, May 5, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio. Obama is the third sitting president to give the commencement speech at Ohio State University. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Virginia Tech Graduation Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger delivers the Graduation Address to students during the 2013 spring graduation ceremony Friday May 17, 2013 in Blacksburg, Virginia. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Kyle Green)
Virginia Tech Graduation Virginia Tech graduating students from the School of Veterinary Medicine celebrate the announcement of their graduation at Lane Stadium during the 2013 spring graduation ceremony Friday May 17, 2013 in Blacksburg, Virginia. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Kyle Green)
Rutgers Graduation Umbrellas fill Rutgers University's football stadium in Piscataway, N.J., Sunday, May 19, 2013, during graduation ceremonies. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
UM-GRADUATION Myrlie Evers-Williams gives the commencement address at the University of Mississippi graduation in Oxford, Miss. on Saturday, May 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Oxford Eagle, Bruce Newman)
UM-GRADUATION Graduate Latasha Duren decorated her mortar board for the University of Mississippi graduation ceremony in Oxford, Miss. on Saturday, May 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Oxford Eagle, Bruce Newman)
People Steve Wozniak Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak speaks during the commencement of more than 900 students at High Point University's graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 4, 2013, in High Point, N.C. (AP Photo/News & Record, Jerry Wolford)
University Minnesota Rochester Commencement University of Minnesota, Rochester students toast one another before their graduation ceremony at Mayo Civic Center, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Rochester, Minn. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Joles)
University Minnesota Rochester Commencement While posing for photos with classmates before the graduation ceremony University of Minnesota, Rochester student David White, of Blooming Prairie, shares a message atop his mortar board at the Rochester Civic Center, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Rochester, Minn. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Joles) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT.
Bernanke Technology Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke delivers the commencement address at the graduation ceremonies for Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington, Mass. on Saturday, May 18, 2013. During his remarks, Bernanke said pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong. (AP Photo/The Berkshire Eagle, Stephanie Zollshan)
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