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Educational Background, Hartwick College and UC Berkeley
Scott Adams reviews his academic history, noting he was the valedictorian of a small high school class. He earned an undergraduate degree in economics from Hartwick College and later obtained an MBA from UC Berkeley while working at Pacific Bell.
The Donate 60 campaign encourages high school valedictorians to dedicate 60 seconds of their graduation speeches to topics like gun violence and climate change. Organized by students including a junior from Bellarmine College Prep, the movement aims to mobilize 17 million new voters in the next four years. Critics view the initiative as a form of virtue signaling similar to previous student-led protests.
John C. Dvorak discusses his daughter Mimi's graduation from a high school in northern Washington. Despite being homeschooled until high school, she achieved straight A's and delivered a successful speech at the ceremony. The school, described as a "hippie school," does not designate a valedictorian.
Erica Goldson, a high school valedictorian, delivered a commencement speech criticizing the education system for producing "slaves" rather than thinkers. Additionally, listeners from Canada and Russia confirm that milk has been sold in plastic bags in their respective countries for many years.
