Apple CEO Tim Cook to Deliver Commencement Address at Gallaudet University

[MacRumors]

Gallaudet University has announced that Apple CEO Tim Cook will deliver the university's commencement address next month. Located in Washington, D.C., Gallaudet says it is the only university in the world where Deaf and hard of hearing students live and learn bilingually in American Sign Language and English.

Cook will speak alongside Gallaudet University student Molly Feanny, who will be the undergraduate student speaker at the commencement.

"I am beyond proud and honored to share that Tim Cook will be our 2022 commencement speaker," said Roberta J. Cordano, president of Gallaudet University. "Tim is a remarkable visionary, truly one of the great CEOs of our time who, without question, will leave a lasting imprint for generations to come. As the leader of one of the most admired brands in the world, Tim has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to diversity, inclusion, representation and accessibility – values that matter deeply to our Gallaudet community and so many other underrepresented groups."

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The announcement comes after Apple TV+ film "CODA" won an Academy Award for Best Picture. The film revolves around a young woman named Ruby, the sole hearing member of a Deaf family. Using sign language, Ruby acts as an interpreter for her parents while working for her family's struggling fishing boat business. Cordano said the film is "one the most authentic representations of deaf people and their families in the history of cinema."

Gallaudet's 152nd undergraduate commencement ceremony will take place on Gallaudet's campus on Friday, May 13 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

Cook has delivered commencement addresses at several universities in the United States, including Stanford, Duke, Auburn, MIT, and others.

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[Reason077]

If I have any advice for the class of 2022, it's this: wear sunscreen.

But advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young.

 

[alex2792]

Will he charge all attendees a 30% commission on their lifetime earnings?

 

[citysnaps]

Excellent choice. And great that it was a graduating Gallaudet student who made it. No doubt that will be lost on some here making inane comments.

Hat tip to Mr. Cook for making the time.

 

[MBAir2010]

Who else had Gallaudet U in their final 4 bracket?
I hade them against the Tar Heels, UNC!

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

This has been an extremely busy month for Tim Cook.

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

He looks like my mother-in-law in that photo...

 

[thadoggfather]

Ew.

Imagine having to listen to this guy, on your special day of all days.

 

[Wildkraut]

He looks like my mother-in-law in that photo...

You must really hate your mother-in-law to call her Tim Cook ?

 

[DelayedGratificationGene]

The world needs more Tim Cooks

 

[BootsWalking]

Excellent choice. And great that it was a graduating Gallaudet student who made it.

Agreed. The students are no doubt exhausted from years of grueling studies and having Mr. Cook as their commencement speaker will give them the much needed time to catch up on their sleep.

 

[sorgo †]

YOU get an iPhone SE! And YOU get an iPhone SE!

 

[swingerofbirch]

I'm usually cynical because his speeches are anodyne, but in this case I think it's quite nice because he's speaking at the student's request and he has something in particular to speak about with Apple having produced CODA. Hopefully he gives a good speech and maybe even learns to sign for part of it.

 

[Zimmy68]

If there is one thing I can impart to you...

Be rich, don't be poor.

 

[BarrettF77]

His message, You will get ahead by making bold statements everyone will like and not doing them. It gets positive attention and you don't have to follow through and spend the time/energy. Tim C.

 

[Spock]

If there is one thing I can impart to you...

Be rich, don't be poor.

So thats the secret to success! THANK YOU!

 

[MacLawyer]

Must. Stop. Thinking. of. Garret. Morris.

 

[MacLawyer]

If there is one thing I can impart to you...

Be rich, don't be poor.

Be young, not old. Fixed that for ya. ?

 

[Wildkraut]

The world needs more Tim Cooks

Pls ...nNOo..., clones are usually worse than the original ones, and the original one is bad enough.

 

[poetguru]

"Gallaudet says it is the only university in the world where Deaf and hard of hearing students live and learn bilingually in American Sign Language and English."

About NTID | National Technical Institute for the Deaf | RIT

www.rit.edu

 

[ksec]

Will he charge all attendees a 30% commission on their lifetime earnings?

Well this isn't Apple's University. So No And even if it was Apple's university, It is 15% for the first 1 million per year. So only if you earn over 1 million per year, otherwise it is only 15%. Which according to macrumors comment section this is a very good deal.

Anyway I bet the topic will be about diversity and inclusion. How Apple is current leading the industry in it. Apple is saving the planet with Green Energy. And finally how privacy will be a problem for next generation to tackle or guard. And Apple's App Store will be part of the solution.

 

[WWPD]

Where can I watch this? I've been suffering from insomnia and I think I found the cure.

 

[calstanford]

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Ew.

Imagine having to listen to this guy, on your special day of all days.

What the **** is wrong with you? Show some respect

 

[thadoggfather]

What the **** is wrong with you? Show some respect

Where was I disrespectful?

You’re the one who is using contextual profanities

 

[FloatingBones]

Ew. Imagine having to listen to this guy, on your special day of all days.

Then it's a good thing the invitation is for Gallaudet University.

that perhaps maybe most deaf students at that university (or non deaf students at a different university equally) DON'T have a strong desire to want to hear Tim's words on their big day of accomplishments, or a CODA plug.

Then please explain: why do feel qualified to make a conclusion for students of Gallaudet -- or any University? Have the actual students complained about his accepting the invitation? Have students at past commencement speeches by Tim Cook ranted and raved about his speeches? Anything? Facts are stubborn things; a lack of facts is equally stubborn.

Got any facts to back up your supposition? Anything?