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While we're still anticipating who will be speaking at Columbia's commencement this year, Bwog tipster Julia Kite notifies us that the crimsonites in Cambridge have invited none other than Harvard drop-out/Microsoft mogul Bill Gates to speak on June 7th. On top of that, Billy's finally getting his diploma too -- Harvard is presenting Gates with an honorary degree at the commencement, 32 years after leaving the school. The Harvard Crimson states that it still awaits the College Class Day speaker announcement, meanwhile. Perhaps another primetime television actor?

At other institutions, UPenn's got former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, Wellesley has invited alumna Madeleine Albright (also speaking at UNC-Chapel Hill). Yale undergrads do not have a commencement speaker, but Newsweek International editor and Yale alum Fareed Zakaria will be speaking for Yale College's class day. Meanwhile, Barack Obama turned us down for class day, but he'll be speaking for commencement at Southern New Hampshire University.

As for Columbia, we expect to hear the news sometime within the next month (and in case you were wondering, SEAS dean Galil has complete control over who speaks for engineers, and usually announces his choice his choice in mid-April.)

- MIP


A few things that Bwog noticed on the Columbia Homepage this morning:

- Rich man (Bill Gates) gives another rich man's (Warren Buffett)
money to a third rich man (Jeff Sachs) to, eventually, help poor


- Administration puff paper takes note of Bwog idea, interviews faculty bloggers

Also, two of our favorite banners from the homepage, each picturing a campus personality featured in our October Issue, which will hit dorms and libraries imminently! See if you can spot who we're talking about.

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