Read the full text of Kermit the Frog’s May 22, 2025, University of Maryland commencement address (voiced by muppet performer Matt Vogel).

Kermit the Frog was the commencement speaker Thursday for the Class of 2025 at the University of Maryland, where his creator, Jim Henson, was a student decades agao. Henson, who was the creator of The Muppets,

The world’s most famous — and articulate — amphibian had an inspiring message for University of Maryland’s graduating class of 2025. “Stay connected to your dreams — no matter how big, no matter how impossible they seem,