Read the full text of Kermit the Frog’s May 22, 2025, University of Maryland commencement address (voiced by muppet performer Matt Vogel).

Our pride in Jim Henson knows no bounds, and it is an honor to welcome Kermit the Frog to our campus, 65 years after Mr. Henson graduated from the University of Maryland." A bronze statue of ...

Pines wrote in a statement. "Our pride in Jim Henson knows no bounds, and it is an honor to welcome Kermit the Frog to our campus, 65 years after Mr. Henson graduated from the University of Maryland.

He also paid tribute to Henson whom he said “in the early days, had a hand in literally everything I did.” He also mentioned Henson’s wife Jane, who also attended University of Maryland and died in ...

He is no stranger to the university. In 2024, he gave a guest lecture at UMD. Kermit creator Jim Henson graduated from UMD Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960. As a home ...

Jim Henson, by asking Kermit the Frog to be the 2025 UMD commencement speaker. Henson, who created Kermit and The Muppets, graduated from the University of Maryland in 1960. He majored in home ...

who has performed Kermit since 2017 — paid tribute to the late Jim Henson, creator of “The Muppet Show” and a graduate of the University of Maryland class of 1960. “In the early days ...

Draped in “a very tiny cap and gown,” the Muppet delivered words of encouragement and inspiration — plus a forecast with a “100% chance of frog.” ...

Who better unblinkingly to stress the importance of working together than a puppet who is lifeless without a little help from ...

Mr. Henson later hired Mr. Lazer to help run his company. By Richard Sandomir The University of Maryland says it is honoring Jim Henson, an alumnus, with its choice of commencement speaker.

This incredible speaker honors the long history between the University of Maryland and Muppets creator Jim Henson, who graduated from UMD in 1960,' he wrote to students. 'A home economics major ...

Kermit the Frog was the commencement speaker Thursday for the Class of 2025 at the University of Maryland, where his creator, Jim Henson, was a student decades agao. Henson, who was the creator of ...