"Northeastern will host its 2026 undergraduate commencement on April 29 in Fenway Park, the university's commencement page said. In an Instagram post, the school's mascot, Paws, prances about a Duff-coded dorm room, jamming to her song "What Dreams Are Made Of." Paws' pretend concert is interrupted by a bedazzled flip phone vibrating with a phone call from Duff, before an announcement about the star's planned appearance fills the screen."
"Duff, 38, rose to fame in the early 2000s as a Disney actress and is most known for her roles in the TV show "Lizzy Maguire" and movies like "A Cinderella Story" and "Cadet Kelly." Duff's 2003 hit song "What Dreams Are Made Of" has racked up more than 56 million streams on Spotify. Duff also recently released her first album in ten years, titled "luck...or something.""
"Northeastern has seen commencement speakers like David A. Thomas, President of Morehouse College, in 2024, David Muir in 2015, Barbara Pierce Bush in 1991, Coretta Scott King in 1971, and John F. Kennedy in 1956, Northeastern Global News reported. Last year, Elliot Grainge, CEO of Atlantic Record and a Northeastern alumus, spoke to the graduating students."
Northeastern University announced Hilary Duff as the 2026 undergraduate commencement speaker through a Y2K-themed social media post. Duff, 38, gained fame in the early 2000s as a Disney actress, known for roles in "Lizzie McGuire" and films like "A Cinderella Story" and "Cadet Kelly." The announcement featured the university's mascot Paws in a themed dorm room dancing to Duff's 2003 hit "What Dreams Are Made Of," which has accumulated over 56 million Spotify streams. The commencement will take place on April 29 at Fenway Park. Duff recently released her first album in a decade titled "luck...or something." Northeastern has hosted notable commencement speakers throughout its history, including David Muir, Coretta Scott King, and John F. Kennedy.
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