Obituaries
Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of State, has died of cancer, her family says.
March 23, 2022
Opinion
To the editor: I attended the Scripps College commencement on Saturday, where a group of protesting faculty was, as it put it, “outraged” that students had invited former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to speak.
May 18, 2016
California
I have spent most of my adult life feeling grateful to Gloria Steinem, whose clear-headedness and apt prose helped turn me into the feminist I am today.
Feb. 8, 2016
To the editor: In her critique of feminist writer and activist Gloria Steinem and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, both of whom expressed dismay that many young woman support Bernie Sanders for president, Robin Abcarian may be sending a confused message.
Feb. 11, 2016
To the editor: As a 1976 graduate of Scripps College, I can only imagine what the founder, Ellen Browning Scripps, would have to say about the current commencement controversy over having former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speak to the graduates.
May 12, 2016
Letters to the Editor
USC has left its valedictorian out in the cold, says one reader. Another believes the university failed to do its due diligence in the first place.
April 18, 2024
Commencement speakers generally follow a standard format: a personal anecdote, a few jokes, and a bit of advice to help the young graduates lead satisfying and fruitful lives.
May 10, 2016
Ah May, when flowers are blooming, allergens are wafting and aggrieved college students are mewling about commencement speakers whose politics don’t sufficiently hew to the ultra-liberal standards set by the campuses’ most outspoken activists.
Politics
Madeleine Albright, former secretary of State, speaks at the Democratic National Convention.
July 26, 2016