Kermit the Frog emphasizes taking chances, human connection in 2025 UMD commencement speech
Kermit addressed thousands of students, faculty, family members and alumni in SECU Stadium Thursday to celebrate the class of 2025’s graduation.
Kermit is a cowardly choice for UMD’s 2025 commencement speaker
We’ll remember that Kermit spoke at commencement, but we won’t remember what he said.
This week in photos: Kermit the Frog, juggling club and Gymkana
Check out photos of Gymkana, Kermit the Frog, the Juggling Club and more taken this week.
‘Goofy’ or ‘a Maryland institution’: UMD students react to Kermit as commencement speaker
Some students were intrigued and excited by the announcement, while others debated the value of having a puppet address the graduating class.
Kermit the Frog announced as UMD’s 2025 commencement speaker
University alum and renowned puppeteer Jim Henson founded The Muppets, a fictional musical ensemble that includes Kermit, in 1955.
Kermit the Frog comes home to UMD in guest lecture
The frog urged attendees to look to places that remind them to be “perfectly one of a kind,” such as a song, book or community.