Princeton University Baz Luhrmann http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/director-baz-luhrmann-speak-at-princeton-graduation-996010 Unclear Harvard University Mark Zuckerberg http://www.harvard.edu/on-campus/commencement Liberal University of Chicago Ka Yee C. 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Jemison http://www.ricethresher.org/article/2016/12/former-astronaut-to-give-2017-commencement-address Unclear University of Notre Dame Mike Pence http://commencement.nd.edu/commencement-weekend/speakers/ Conservative Vanderbilt University Ken Burns http://www.vanderbilt.edu/commencement/week/thursday.php Liberal Washington University in St. Louis Anna Quindlen https://commencement.wustl.edu/speakers-honorees/ Liberal Emory University Natasha Trethewey http://www.emory.edu/commencement/schedule/honorary_degrees.html Liberal University of California—Berkeley Maz Jobrani http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/03/20/commencement-speaker-2017/ Liberal University of Southern California Will Ferrell https://commencement.usc.edu/ Liberal Carnegie Mellon University Earl Lewis http://www.cmu.edu/commencement/ Liberal University of California—Los Angeles Anita I. 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Reyna http://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/federal-circuit-court-judge-jimmie-reyna-75-to-deliver-2017-commencement-address/ Unclear Brandeis University Rosalie Silberman Abella http://www.brandeis.edu/commencement/honorees/index.html Unclear New York University Pharrell Williams http://www.nyu.edu/life/events-traditions/commencement/ceremony/honorary-degrees-speakers.html Liberal Case Western Reserve University Fred Gray https://case.edu/commencement/about/convocation-speaker/ Unclear Boston University Bonnie Hammer https://www.bu.edu/commencement/ Liberal Northeastern University Christiane Amanpour http://www.northeastern.edu/commencement/speakers-degree-recipients/ Liberal Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute Ernest J. Moniz http://www.commencement.rpi.edu/node/4542 Liberal Tulane University Helen Mirren https://www2.tulane.edu/grads/speaker/ Liberal University of California—Irvine Alex Kozinski http://www.commencement.uci.edu/index.html Unclear Lehigh University Stephanie Ruhle http://www1.lehigh.edu/about/luevents/events/commencement Liberal University of California—San Diego Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/sd-me-dalailama-ucsd-20170202-story.html Unclear University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign Nick Offerman http://commencement.illinois.edu/ceremonies/may_ceremonies.html#speaker Liberal University of Wisconsin—Madison Steve Levitan http://news.wisc.edu/meet-the-spring-2017-commencement-speaker/ Liberal Pennsylvania State University—University Park James Franklin http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/index.ssf/2017/05/james_franklin_penn_state_harrisburg_graduation.html Unclear Pepperdine University Dan Beckerman https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pepperdine-university-commencement-2017-speakers-140000937.html Unclear Villanova University Michael Bloomberg http://www.phillyvoice.com/villanova-announces-michael-bloomberg-will-speak-2017-commencement/ Liberal Ohio State University-Columbus Abigail S. Wexner https://commencement.osu.edu/speaker/spring-commencement-speaker.html Unclear University of Washington Dr. Johnnetta Cole http://www.washington.edu/graduation/speaker/ Liberal George Washington University Tammy Duckworth https://commencement.gwu.edu/speakers-honorary-degree-recipients Liberal Southern Methodist University Francis S. Collins https://www.smu.edu/EnrollmentServices/Registrar/AcademicCeremonies/MayCommencement/Featuring/Speaker Liberal University of Georgia Ernie Johnson https://commencement.uga.edu/undergraduate#commencement-speaker Conservative University of Texas—Austin David O. Brown https://commencement.utexas.edu/ Unclear Fordham University Oscar Andres Cardinal Rodriguez Maradiaga https://www.fordham.edu/info/26212/candidates_for_honorary_degrees Liberal Syracuse University Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. http://commencement.syr.edu/commencement-speaker/ Liberal University of Maryland—College Park Mark Ciardi http://www.commencement.umd.edu/speakers.html Unclear Worcester Polytechnic Institute Reshma Saujani https://www.wpi.edu/news/annual-events/commencement/ceremony Liberal Yeshiva University Ambassador Ron Dermer https://www.yu.edu/commencement/honorees Conservative Brigham Young University—Provo Elder Bradley D. Foster https://registrar.byu.edu/commencement Unclear University of Pittsburgh S. Epatha Merkerson https://www.commencement.pitt.edu/undergraduate-ceremony/speaker Liberal Rutgers University—New Brunswick Steven Van Zandt http://commencement.rutgers.edu/ Liberal Stevens Institute of Technology Christopher J. Wiernicki https://www.stevens.edu/campus-life/commencement/commencement-speakers Unclear University of Minnesota—Twin Cities Maria Bamford https://cla.umn.edu/student-services-advising/graduation/commencement Liberal Clark University Earl Lewis http://www.clarku.edu/commencement Liberal University of Massachusetts—Amherst Elizabeth Warren https://www.umass.edu/commencement/ Liberal Virginia Tech Sheryl Sandberg https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2017/03/president-commencement-speaker.html Liberal Miami University—Oxford Daryl Baldwin http://www.miamioh.edu/commencement/ Unclear University of Delaware Jack Markell https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2017/april/commencement-2017/ Liberal Indiana University—Bloomington Anne-Marie Slaughter http://commencement.iu.edu/bloomington/graduation-info/spring-undergrad-ceremony/details_for_the_big_day.shtml Liberal Marquette University Sister Maria Marciano, O.P. https://news.marquette.edu/news-releases/dominican-sister-who-serves-haitis-poor-will-deliver-commencement-address/ Liberal University of Denver Jim Lentz http://www.du.edu/commencement/2017/index.html Unclear University of San Diego Peter Kiley https://www.sandiego.edu/commencement/speakers/ Unclear University of Tulsa G. T. Bynum https://utulsa.edu/commencement/commencement-speaker/ Conservative Florida State University Wendy Ludlow Clark https://news.fsu.edu/news/university-news/2017/04/26/three-esteemed-fsu-alumni-headline-2017-spring-commencement/ Liberal North Carolina State University—Raleign Nancy McFarlane https://studentservices.ncsu.edu/your-degree/graduation/schedule-of-events/university-ceremony/ Unclear University of Colorado—Boulder Kate Fagan http://www.colorado.edu/commencement/spring-ceremony Liberal University of Vermont James Fallows http://www.uvm.edu/~cmncmnt/?Page=speaker.html Liberal Drexel University John Maeda http://drexel.edu/commencement/ Unclear Saint Louis University Diana Natalicio, Ph.D. https://www.slu.edu/news/2017/march/2017-commencement-speaker-honorees.php Unclear Stony Brook University—SUNY Michael J. Fox http://libn.com/2017/04/03/sbu-to-give-michael-j-fox-honorary-degree/ Liberal Auburn University Leah Rawls Atkins http://ocm.auburn.edu/newsroom/news_articles/2017/05/gogue-gives-final-sendoff-to-auburn-graduates,-speakers-offer-advice- Unclear to-new-alumni.htm?auhpsldr !1.