Commencement Speakers Announced: Augsburg, Foothill-De Anza, Hilbert, Johnson C. Smith, Lawrence, Lesley, Mount Ida, Northeastern Illinois, San Francisco State, Utica

The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers:

• Augsburg College: Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
• Foothill-De Anza Community College District: U.S. Secretary of Education (in separate addresses at the system's two campuses).
• Hilbert College: Bishop Edward U. Kmiec of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo.
• Johnson C. Smith University: Condoleezza Rice, the former U.S. secretary of state.
• Lawrence University: Thomas Steitz, 2009 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry and Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University.
• Lesley University: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
• Mount Ida College: Carol J. Matteson, who is retiring as president of the college.
• Northeastern Illinois University: Thomas Perez, assistant attorney general for civil rights, Department of Justice.
• San Francisco State University: Lateefah Simon, the civil rights activist.
• Utica College: Ray Suarez, a journalist with PBS.