Farmer, Colbert chosen to address seniors - Princeton University- Topic: public speaker

Medical anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer will deliver the address at this year's Baccalaureate, and Emmy Award-winning actor and writer Stephen Colbert will speak at the annual Class Day ceremony, leaders of the senior class have announced. Colbert, the host and executive producer of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," will deliver the keynote address at the Class Day ceremony on Monday, June 2. Leaders of the senior class selected Colbert from among numerous nominees suggested by classmates for the Class Day speaker. Colbert will be joining the senior class to help us celebrate the end of our college careers," Haine wrote in an e-mail to the class earlier this year. Class Day, which takes place the day before Princeton's Commencement , also will include student remarks, the induction of honorary class members and other special recognitions. read more

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