Watch the video: Graduates: Speak Freely, Listen Deeply, Lead Bravely.

“You’re graduating into a divided world—and you’re exactly what our world needs. You have done the hard work on our campus: listening, debating, compromising, and reaching across differences. Carry these skills with you.”

Campus leaders in our College Presidents for Civic Preparedness coalition are using their commencement addresses to deliver a powerful, united message to graduates: speak freely, listen deeply, and lead bravely.

Watch a short compilation of these powerful speeches from James Mullen at Hartwick College, Ben Vinson III at Howard University, and Jacqueline Edmondson at University of Southern Maine