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Episode Details

Original tape date: May 22, 2025. First aired: May 22, 2025.

This episode presents 2025 keynote addresses by Andrew Williams The Class of 2025 City College of New York Salutatorian; Luis Eladio Torres, Community School 55 - Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Principal and Hostos Community College Alumnus '94; Carrie Ebbin Brooklyn College Class of 2025 Valedictorian; Writer and Journalist Brent Staples, 2025 Recipient of Doctor of Humane Letters Degree, Honoris Causa speaking at Queens College; Kareen Britton-Alexander Medgar Evers College Class of 2025 Valedictorian; The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Alumnus, Class of 2021 Rommel Ojeda; New York City College of Technology Class of 2025 Valedictorian Ejegul Bayramova, and Former U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Andorra and Uruguay Julissa Reynoso speaking at Bronx Community College.

Guest List

Ejegul Bayramova New York City College of Technology

Carrie Ebbin Class of 2025 Valedictorian, Brooklyn College

Rommel Ojeda Alumnus, Class of 2021, The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism

Julissa Reynoso Former U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Andorra and Uruguay

Brent Staples Writer, Journalist, and Public Intellectual

Luis Eladio Torres Principal, Principal; Hostos Community College Alumnus '94, Hostos Community College Alumnus '94

Andrew Williams Class of 2025 Salutatorian, The City College of New York

  • About this series

  • Every year, The City University of New York holds commencement exercises for more than 55,000 graduates across its 25 colleges. These milestone events attract thousands of students and their families and celebrate the new graduates and their educational achievements. Many distinguished guests and faculty members attend these events. The CUNY Keynotes series relives the most memorable speeches from the distinguished faculty members, public officials, performing artists, business leaders, entrepreneurs, visionaries, and student alumni, among others. All of them offer many words of wisdom and inspiration during their keynote addresses.

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