An accomplished and maybe-famous person is probably giving a similar address right now to a sea of graduation caps spread across a green lawn and under blue skies. All of those hardworking graduates will probably forget the content of the address by tomorrow,

A Hollywood legend was in town on Monday. Actor Harrison Ford was the speaker at the ASU undergraduate commencement ceremony, held on May 11 at Mountain America Stadium. He also received an honorary Doctor of Arts and Humane Letters, but not for his acting.

Commencement speeches function, at their best, as small civic rituals — moments where institutions publicly articulate what adulthood should mean.

Chris Pan’s unconventional graduation speech featured breathing exercises, off-key singing, a magic trick, and a heavily booed bitcoin endorsement.

The University of Alabama will award about 6,865 degrees during spring commencement exercises at Coleman Coliseum.