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Key Facts
- Conan O’Brien’s 2011 Dartmouth commencement speech has 4.8 million YouTube views and is praised as a comedy master class.
- David Foster Wallace’s 2005 Kenyon College speech, “This Is Water,” became widely circulated and later published as a book in 2009.
- Mary Schmich’s 1997 column “Wear Sunscreen” inspired a hit song by Baz Luhrmann and a published book titled “Wear Sunscreen: A Primer for Real Life.”
Article Summary
Conan O’Brien’s 2011 Dartmouth speech, a comedic take on elite higher education, has amassed 4.8 million views on YouTube. David Foster Wallace’s 2005 Kenyon College speech “This Is Water” was widely shared online and published as a book in 2009. Mary Schmich’s 1997 “Wear Sunscreen” column for The Chicago Tribune inspired a popular spoken-word song by Baz Luhrmann and a book. Additionally, Roger Federer, who quit school, was honored by Dartmouth with an honorary doctorate after a highly successful tennis career.
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