Lange will be the guest speaker for Sarah Lawrence grads and Mulkasey will grace Boston College Law School grads with his commencement speech.

Seems like lately it’s become a competition to get the most glamorous commencement speaker when really grads just want to pick up their diplomas and head for the door. Graduation ceremonies are an all-day affair and with celebratory hang-overs, the only thing on a student’s mind is the mad dash towards the finish line.

Honestly, I had never given any thought to who I would want to speak at my graduation and I'll be sitting at my own commencement ceremony in a year! I'm sure it must be an honor to have such prestigious people speak at graduation but is really that big of a deal?

Lisa Ling, host of National Geographic's hit-show Explorer, was this year's speaker at my alma mater and I have yet to hear anyone bragging about her speaking at graduation. I'm sure she delivered an incredibly insightful speech but between exhaustion from Senior Week, tears and the long ceremony, the seniors were probably just ready to go home.