Kermit the Frog took to the podium of the University of Maryland’s Spring 2025 commencement to offer some leap-inspiring ...

When graduates imagine possible speakers for their commencement, a Muppet probably doesn't come to mind. Yet, there is probably no one better to speak about a big leap than Kermit the Frog.

Kermit the Frog knows it’s not easy being green — or graduating from college and entering the real world, especially during a ...

A home economics major, he fashioned the original frog puppet from one of his mother’s coats and a Ping-Pong ball cut in half, according to a statement from the university. Henson died in 1990. A ...

It was “funny” that other schools have highly accomplished people speaking at their commencement ceremonies, “and we have a puppet.” Quinn Gardiner was “pretty bummed” when he found out that Kermit ...

Some University of Maryland (UMD) students are expressing outrage that commencement speaker Kermit the Frog will not give a politically charged speech at graduation on Thursday. Kermit […] ...

where the first Kermit puppet is stored. Henson, who died in 1990, was the brains and voice behind Kermit for years. He is memorialized in a statue with his most famous creation outside the U-Md.

Kermit added said in a statement provided by the school. SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty The university noted that the lovable puppet’s appearance “honors the long history between UMD and ...

Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog will be at the University of Maryland! The world's most famous frog will deliver the university's commencement address on Wednesday, May 21. The Muppet will share his words ...

The Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from the university in 1960. He made the first Kermit puppet out of one of his mother’s coats and a ping-pong ball cut in half. UMD President Darryll ...