The beloved amphibian honored the late Jim Henson, the creator of “The Muppet Show” and a University of Maryland graduate.

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 to speak at University of Maryland's 2025 commencement Thursday, honoring creator Jim Henson's legacy.

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 ...

He is also no stranger to the school. Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960. A home economics major, he fashioned the original frog puppet from one of his mother’s coats and ...

As noted in Kermit’s speech, Jim Henson (who “had a hand in literally everything I did,” the Muppet quipped) was a graduate of the University of Maryland in 1960, majoring in home economics ...

He’s also no stranger to the school. Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960. A home economics major, he fashioned the original frog puppet from one of his mother’s coats ...

“Our pride in Jim Henson knows no bounds, and it is an honor to welcome Kermit the Frog to our campus, 65 years after Mr. Henson graduated from the University of Maryland,” Pines said in the ...

The famous frog gave the commencement speech at the University of Maryland where Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated in 1960.

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

He is also no stranger to the school.Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960. A home economics major, he fashioned the original frog puppet from one of his mother's coats and a ...