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UM Commencement: Student Address

Word cloud analysis of Alex Marston's commencement address. Image links to higher resolution file. Analysis done at http://www.wordle.net/

Word cloud analysis of Alex Marston's commencement address. Image links to higher resolution file. Analysis done at http://www.wordle.net/

Speaking to his fellow graduates at the University of Michigan’s spring commencement ceremony on May 1, 2010, senior Alex Marston’s brief remarks gave a quick tour through some touchstones of student culture.

That tour ranged from food, to football, to academics. Marston’s focus was change – an idea that his fellow commencement speaker, President Barack Obama, had made the centerpiece of his successful 2008 campaign.

The Chronicle transcribed and annotated the address as delivered. [Full Story]