With the graduation ceremonies for 2010 coming up, California colleges and universities are starting to announce their commencement speakers. UCLA and USC both announced their choices this week, and the California universities have very different picks. USC decided to go with their president who is retiring this summer after 19 years, whereas UCLA picked 2003 graduate and author Gustabo Arellano. On June 11, Arellano who is the author of the “¡Ask a Mexican!” book and column in OC Weekly, will give the speech to the 2010 graduating class at UCLA. Arellano was very surprised about being picked to give the speech at UCLA for the graduating class this year, but he is honored and looking forward to the speech. This should be a welcome change for UCLA, as they their speaker James Franco had dropped out 10 days prior because he could not get away from filming taking place outside the United States.
Other California colleges and universities have also announced their commencement speakers, but no major noteworthy names have been mentioned yet for the 2010 graduation. Last year USC had the Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, as their speaker. However it makes sense this year for USC to allow their president of 19 years to go out on a high note by delivering the speech to the graduating class of 2010. It is expected that the other California colleges should announce their graduation speakers for 2010 soon. Hopefully things go well for California universities and colleges, and none of the speakers cancel.
Tags: California Universities, ucla, USC
