The New York Times reviews commencement addresses across the nation, including Furman’s

Kristin Huguet Quayle ’99 gives the commencement address during the 2025 Commencement Ceremony in Paladin Stadium on Saturday, May 10, 2025.

The New York Times published clips from several commencement addresses across the country, including a speech by Furman University alumna and Apple executive Kristin Huguet Quayle ’99, a political science and communications studies graduate. Striking an optimistic tone, she told the class of 2025 that “the barriers to creation are as low as they’ve ever been” and there “are more possibilities before you than ever before.”

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A transcript of Quayle’s speech may be found here.