Brokaw Delivers Bold Challenge
to the
Class of 2015 He reported on the world’s most pivotal moments in recent history — the fall of the Berlin Wall, Watergate and the assassination of Bobby Kennedy, to name a few. He coined the term that defines an age group —“The Greatest Generation” — and documented their courage during the Great Depression and World War II. He battled cancer. And he took the podium wearing an HPU baseball cap to deliver the Commencement address to the Class of 2015.
Tom Brokaw, one of the world’s most trustworthy, distinguished and patriotic journalists, is the caliber of speaker regularly attracted to the HPU campus. His speech was received by the largest graduating class in the university’s history. “Don’t be afraid to be disruptive,” Brokaw said to the nearly 1,000 graduates and a crowd of 10,000 at HPU. “Find new ways to do the conventional and the useful; and don’t run from big and bold challenges.” Named one of the top Commencement speakers of 2015 by the Huffington Post, Brokaw shared wisdom from his years as a respected journalist and spoke of interviewing war veterans, his dark days of battling cancer, and even proclaimed that gender equality would be the most important achievement of the century. He also told graduates that they are the best educated generation in global history, which makes them unique and presents new responsibilities. “We must all take a role in exporting the American ideals and culture and the American dream. I hope
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