Is Kermit the Frog What the Class of 2025 Needs? The University of Maryland says it is honoring Jim Henson, an alumnus, with its choice of commencement speaker. Some students think it is avoiding ...

'Life is better when we leap together': Kermit the Frog delivers Maryland's commencement address Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960 ...

University of Maryland welcomes Muppet Kermit the Frog as the 2025 commencement speaker, celebrating late creator Jim Henson's contributions in a unique graduation ceremony.

Generations have heard Kermit the Frog’s voice from the youngest of ages. So what did the puppet, created by 1960 University of Maryland alumnus Jim Henson, have to say to a graduating class ...

Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960. A home economics major, he fashioned the original frog puppet from one of his mother’s coats and a Ping-Pong ball cut in half ...

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.

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.

University of Maryland graduates will hear from a speaker today who is small in size but big in pop culture, puppetry and songs about being green—Kermit the Frog. Kermit was invited to speak at ...

Kermit the Frog to speak at University of Maryland's 2025 commencement Thursday, honoring creator Jim Henson's legacy.

Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960. A home economics major, he fashioned the original frog puppet from one of his mother’s coats and a ping-pong ball cut in half ...