Read the full text of Kermit the Frog’s May 22, 2025, University of Maryland commencement address (voiced by muppet performer Matt Vogel).

Kermit the Frog was the commencement speaker Thursday for the Class of 2025 at the University of Maryland, where his creator, Jim Henson, was a student decades agao. Henson, who was the creator of The Muppets,

Life is not a solo act. It’s a big, messy, delightful ensemble piece, especially when you are with your people,” beloved Muppet says at Jim Henson's alma mater