Student commencement boos are a sign of wider AI woes

As companies race to weave AI into nearly every industry, some college students are responding with open hostility. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. At at least three college commencement ceremonies this month, graduates loudly booed invited speakers who praised AI. On Thursday, Vice President JD … Read more

US Army hits 2026 recruiting goals four months early, Pete Hegseth announces at West Point commencement

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United States Army reached its recruiting goals for 2026 four months early, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth revealed during a Saturday commencement speech at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. “Recruitments are up across the joint force, and I’m pleased to announce … Read more

Arizona college skips over several graduates after an AI malfunction at commencement ceremony

The president of Glendale Community College in Arizona was met with loud booing by students after she admitted the artificial intelligence that was being used to read names skipped over some graduates at the commencement ceremony last week. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Tiffany Hernandez, … Read more

Recent commencement speeches show students are souring on AI. How deep does the disapproval go?

Public attitudes toward AI seem to be evolving as quickly as the technology permeates society.  That dynamic was on full display on Sunday, when University of Arizona students jeered former Google CEO Eric Schmidt during his commencement speech as he discussed the future of AI, according to an online video of his remarks posted by … Read more

GOP lawmakers seek to defund HBCU after it canceled Republican’s commencement speech

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! South Carolina Republicans are pushing to strip funding from the state’s only public HBCU after the university rescinded Republican Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette’s commencement invitation following student protests and security concerns. What began as a student protest over a conservative commencement speaker, resulted in “credible safety threats,” … Read more

Wes Moore to give commencement addresses in 2028 battleground states

 Maryland Gov. Wes More is planning a series of upcoming commencement addresses in presidential battleground states in May, a lineup that quietly broadens his national profile as the first-term Democratic governor continues to draw party attention as a potential presidential contender in 2028, CBS News has learned. According to Democratic sources familiar with his planning, … Read more