Life is not a solo act. It’s a big, messy, delightful ensemble piece, especially when you are with your people,” beloved ...

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

Kermit focused on finding your people, taking the leap and making connections. Other notable commencement speakers around the ...

He built the original Kermit using one of his mother’s coats and a pingpong ball cut in half. The puppet gained fame through appearances on “Sesame Street” and also “The Muppet Show.” ...

Kermit added said in a statement provided by the school. SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty The university noted that the lovable puppet’s appearance “honors the long history between UMD and ...

“Despite being a frog and puppet, it’s remarkable how relatable and human Kermit is. He laughs and he makes mistakes just like us, but what’s truly special is how he learns from his ...

Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog will be at the University of Maryland! The world's most famous frog will deliver the university's commencement address on Wednesday, May 21. The Muppet will share his words ...

The Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from the university in 1960. He made the first Kermit puppet out of one of his mother’s coats and a ping-pong ball cut in half. UMD President Darryll ...

Henson, a home economics major, invented Kermit by building the original frog puppet out of one of his mother's coats and a ping-pong ball cut in half, UMD said. Henson, who went on to create the ...

Instead, it will be a talking green frog puppet, er Muppet. On U-Md.’s Instagram profile page, three posts were pinned Wednesday that together depict the frog’s eyes. Called Kermit by those ...

Students graduating from the University of Maryland in May will be sent off into the world with a croaky message from a green, lanky puppet. Kermit the Frog is this year’s commencement speaker ...

Hand puppets, head puppets, head-and-body puppets, full-body puppets (like Bowie and ... the Creative Activities Building. Imagine seeing Kermit the Frog silent, or the Cookie Monster not gobbling ...