Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., delivers the commencement address at Colorado College on Sunday in Colorado Springs, Colo. She urged the 2023 graduates to not compromise on the truth. Jack Dempsey/AP hide caption
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The Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. Joe Raymond/AP hide caption
President Obama speaks during Rutgers University's 250th anniversary commencement ceremony on Sunday in New Brunswick, N.J. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
President Obama has delivered nearly two dozen commencement speeches during his time in office — including this one, at the University of California, Irvine, in 2014. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
We take it for granted that children should play. Why not adults? iStockphoto hide caption
For college grads all over the country, receiving their diploma can feel a lot like one of those trips to Starbucks where customers' names get mangled. iStockphoto hide caption
Several high-profile commencement speakers have resigned in the wake of student protests this graduation season. iStockphoto hide caption
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. (2010 file photo.) Tim Shaffer/Reuters /Landov hide caption