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Here are snippets that jumped out at me from six commencement ceremonies at Minnesota private colleges.

Most are humorous, but a couple gave me insight or made me realize how things had changed from the time I was in college.

Feel free to send in bits from other speeches I missed:

Retiring University of St. Thomas President Dennis Dease -- St. John's University:

 President Brian Rosenberg before the commencement speech at Macalester College:

Bill Kling, president emeritus of American Public Media, parent company of MPR  -- College of St. Scholastica:

Retiring University of St. Thomas President Dennis Dease -- University of St. Thomas:

Journalist Roxana Sabieri '97 -- Concordia College:

Denise DeVaan '75, senior consultant with ICF International -- College of St. Benedict:

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Here are snippets that jumped out at me from six commencement ceremonies at Minnesota private colleges. Most are humorous, but a couple gave me insight or made me realize how things had changed from the time I was in college. Feel free to send in bits from other speeches I missed: Retiring University of St.…

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