Colin Powell: Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell is set to deliver the commencement speech at High Point University.
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs: Entertainment mogul Sean Combs is set to speak at his alma mater Howard University.
President Barack Obama: The president will be traveling to the west coast to deliver a commencement speech at the University of California, Irvine.
First Lady Michelle Obama:
FLOTUS will be traveling to New Orleans to speak to the HBCU gradates at Dillard University.John Lewis: Congressman John Lews is the selected commencement speaker at Emory University.
Gwen Ifill: Journalist and author Gwen Ifill will deliver the commencement speech at St. Mary’s College, Maryland.
Forest Whitaker: Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker will speak at Miami University.
John Legend: Grammy artist John Legend will visit his old stomping grounds and speak at the University of Pennsylvania.
Jeh Johnson: Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will deliver the commencement speech for Morehouse College.
Shonda Rhimes: Television producer, director and screenwriter Shonda Rhimes will be returning to her alma mater, Dartmouth College, to speak at this year’s commencement.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick:
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will be the graduation speaker at University of Massachusetts, Amherst.Soledad O’Brien: Journalist Soledad O’Brien will deliver this year’s commencement speech to the graduating ladies at Spelman College.
T.J. Holmes: Journalist T.J. Holmes will speak to this year’s graduating class at Clark Atlanta University.