Commencement Speaker

Tracy K. Smith of Roger S. Berlin '52, director of the American poet, Laurel, Princeton University creative writing program, was awarded the Wellesley Academy's class and family and friends on June 1st Become a member on Friday. The 140th graduation ceremony held at Wellesley at 10:30 am

Tracy K. Smith was appointed by the Library of Congress in 2017 as the winner of the American poet and re-appointed in March 2018 as the second phase of 2018 - 2019. The physical problem, 2002 Kanem poetry prize; Duende received the James Loughlin Award and the 2006 essence for literature in 2008, the "Mars Life", the 2012 Pulitzer Prize winner of the poem : She is the author of four poems Wade is underwater and was published on April 3 this year. Smith is also an ordinary light: a memoir writer, a finalist of the nationwide book award selected by the "New York Times" and "Washington Post" as a famous book. Her other awards and honors include Stanford University Poetry Stegner Scholarship, Rona Jaffe Foundation Author Award, American Poet Scholarship Award and Whiting Award.

Smith has a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a master's degree in creative science at Columbia University. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and three children.

Neil Gaiman is a best-selling author of American gods and Neverwhere is a graduate instructor at the University of Pennsylvania Art School. He made a speech in the 2012 class. When I first saw a speech on YouTube, I was fully fascinated. From the beginning to the end, Gaiman confused me.

Choosing Johnson Secretary as a graduate is devastating to me. Everyone has the right to freedom of speech and freedom of expression, but the university provides an important basis for their choice as a graduate student. When I was in Georgetown, I was taught the value of diversity, diversity, respect, and dialogue, but this choice did not reflect any of these values. Johnson will talk about dozens of undocumented students who graduated from a foreign service college - in front of students living fearing this guy and his department policy everyday

The graduation ceremony selection committee of the university can freely choose a specific speaker who does not meet that standard. This does not violate freedom of speech. Everyone has the right to be selected as a graduate. If the proposed candidate does not meet their standards, the administrator approving the selection can refuse approval. This is not a violation of freedom of expression. If the spokespeople do not meet their standards, the body of the students can protest against the choice of graduation speakers who do not infringe the freedom of speech.