Commencement

North Carolina colleges and universities are graduating seniors… and students across the state are hearing commencement speeches. Host Melinda Penkava leads a conversation about the art, and business, of the commencement speech. While some schools reach –and pay– for the biggest names, others select speakers from among faculty or alums. We’ll hear past speeches from North Carolina colleges and universities, and look at the speaker selection process. Guests include: Ted Fiske, former education editor at the New York Times and author of “The Fiske Guide To Getting Into The Right College”; Steve Allred, executive associate provost, UNC-Chapel Hill; and Rob Painter, graduating senior at Duke University. Listener Call-In. (59:00)

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