President Barack Obama is leading the commencement addresses, and he will be joined by sports stars, activists, actors, and performers from across the U.S. The ceremony is being executive produced by NBA legend LeBron James, who will be joined on the special by other sports stars like Megan Rapinoe and Shaquille O’Neal.
From the world of acting, meanwhile, come stars like Timothee Chalamet, Olivia Wilde and Kevin Hart, while The Jonas Brothers, Bad Bunny, H.E.R. and many more represent the music industry.
Among the inspiring figures viewers of Graduate Together can expect to hear from are Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, the activist and Black-ish actor Yara Shadidi and LGBTQ+ activist and Emmy winner Lena Waithe.
Graduate Together is not the only e-graduation ceremony at which former President Obama will make a speech in the coming weeks. Obama is also giving a speech paying tribute to the graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities as part of Show Me Your Walk, HBCU Edition at 2 p.m. ET on May 16 on the HBCUStudent website. On June 6 at 3 p.m. ET, meanwhile he will take part in YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 alongside his wife Michelle.
The full list of confirmed appearances also includes a number of social media stars and this year’s National Teacher of the Year. The lineup in full is as follows:
President Barack ObamaLeBron James, basketball player and activistMalala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize winnerMusicians The Jonas Brothers with Karol G, who released their collaboration “X’ on May 14Yara Shahidi, Black-ish actor and activistH. E. R. , singer and Grammy winnerBad Bunny, singer and Latin Grammy winnerLena Waithe, actor, writer and LGBTQ+ activistPharrell Williams, rapper and producerMegan Rapinoe, World Cup-winning footballer
Singer and actor Ben Platt and brothers Jonah and HenryCharli and Dixie D’Amelio, TikTok starsChika, rapperYBN Cordae, rapperKane Brown, singer and social media starLana Condor, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before actorDavid Dobrik, YouTube starDolan Twins, comedy YouTubersLiza Koshy, actor and YouTuberMaren Morris, singer and producerNational Teacher of the Year Rodney RobinsonOlivia Wilde, actor and directorZendaya, actor and singerKevin Hart, actor and comedianLoren Gray, singer and TikTok starBMIke, singerAlicia Keys, singerTimothee Chalamet, Oscar-nominated actorDude With Sign, Instagram starsChris Harrison, host of The BachelorShaquille O’Neal, basketball playerJulianne Moore, Oscar-winning actor
Graduate Together airs on May 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and 7 p.m. CT/MT on multiple platforms.
