Jenna Johnson
Reporter

Jenna Johnson writes about higher education for The Washington Post. She also runs the blog “Campus Overload,” hosts a weekly online chat about student life issues and tweets as @wpjenna. Previously, she worked in the Post’s Southern Maryland bureau and covered D.C. police. Jenna is a graduate of the University of Nebraska.

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Rapped advice for Class of 2012

Rapped advice for Class of 2012

GMU dean of the engineering school rapped his commencement speech with the help of a tuba player.

Cliches for the Class of 2012

A commencement speech that could be given to any Class of 2012, anywhere--using cherry-picked quotes from real speeches.

Protested graduation speakers

Sometimes commencement speakers bring some controversy to the stage.

Georgetown, George Washington draw commencement controversies

Georgetown, George Washington draw commencement controversies

Protests against Sebelius, Slim, show universities’ choice of graduation speaker can be fraught with political risks.