Commencement 2009
The university’s 58th commencement ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 17.
Schneider Urges Grads to "Fix" U.S. Politics
In the main address at Brandeis University’s 57th commencement May 18, CNN political analyst William Schneider urged 826 graduating seniors to become politically involved in uniting the country after decades of divisive, rancorous politics.
“Politics has become exciting again,” said Schneider, a member of the class of 1966 who also received an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters at the commencement. In a wry speech interrupted by cheers and applause on several occasions, Schneider exhorted the class of 2008 to exert its influence on public life.
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