University of Maryland graduates will soon be center stage at commencement on May 21 — and they will have, as commencement speaker, a superstar who got his start right there: ...

Last week, the University of Maryland announced that Kermit the Frog would serve as the school's guest speaker for its spring ...

The lovable puppet’s appearance “honors the long ... graduating students will be visited by none other than Kermit the Frog, who will deliver their commencement speech on Wednesday, May ...

Students graduating from the University of Maryland in May will be sent off into the world with a croaky message from a green, lanky puppet. Kermit the Frog is this year’s commencement speaker ...

Rather, he would be sent off into the work force by a cheery, fleece puppet the color of pea shoots: the “Muppet Show” star Kermit the Frog. That was great news for some students, who have ...

Henson, a home economics major, invented Kermit by building the original frog puppet out of one of his mother's coats and a ping-pong ball cut in half, UMD said. Henson, who went on to create the ...

Henson invented Kermit by building the original frog puppet from one of his mother's coats and a ping pong ball that was cut in half. “I am thrilled that our graduates and their families will ...

Hi-ho, Kermit ... the Frog to our campus, 65 years after Mr. Henson graduated from the University of Maryland." UMD is not the only place that has a special connection to the famous puppet.

SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Kermit The Frog in Spicewood, Texas on March 14, 2024. The university noted that the lovable puppet’s appearance “honors the long history between UMD and Muppets creator ...

Amazingly, come commencement time in May, the University of Maryland's graduating class of 2025 will be getting precisely just that in Kermit the Frog ... the legendary puppet's speaking ...

Hi-ho, Kermit ... the Frog to our campus, 65 years after Mr. Henson graduated from the University of Maryland." UMD is not the only place that has a special connection to the famous puppet.