Kermit the Frog is aware that being green, as well as graduating from college and entering the workforce, is not always easy, particularly in these uncertain political and economic times.
The amphibious Muppet’s wise counsel will ring in the ears of the University of Maryland class of 2025 as they receive their diplomas on Thursday night.
This year’s commencement speaker will be Kermit, who was created in 1955 and became the focal point of the Muppets franchise, the university announced in March. The school is also familiar with him.
Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets, received his Maryland degree in 1960.
According to a university statement, he was a home economics major who made the first frog puppet out of a ping-pong ball that had been cut in half and one of his mother’s coats. In 1990, Henson passed away.
The College Park campus is famous for its bronze statue of Henson and Kermit sitting on a bench.
An international superstar, best-selling author, environmentalist, and supporter of kindness, creativity, and believing in the impossible, Kermit is portrayed in a video announcing the speaker selection.
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According to his speaker bio, he is “a star of stage, screen, and swamp” with the straightforward goal of “singing and dancing and making people happy.”
“I am thrilled that our graduates and their families will experience the optimism and insight of the world-renowned Kermit the Frog at such a meaningful time in their lives,” university President Darryll J. Pines stated.
The cherished frog himself was also quoted in the statement: “Nothing could make these feet happier than to speak at the University of Maryland. I just know the class of 2025 is going to leap into the world and make it a better place, so if a few encouraging words from a frog can help, then I’ll be there!”
