“Kermit the Frog’s appearance honors the long history between UMD and Muppets creator Jim Henson, who graduated from UMD in 1960,” the news release said. Henson was a home economics major.

Kermit the Frog took to the podium of the University of Maryland’s Spring 2025 commencement to offer some leap-inspiring words to the graduates. While on stage, the famous puppet shared words of ...

Kermit the Frog speaks during University of Maryland's commencement ceremony on May 22, 2025, in College Park. (Stephanie S. Cordle/University of Maryland via AP) ...

Kermit the Frog speaks during University of Maryland's commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in College Park, Md.

With those words, University of Maryland's Class of 2025 Commencement Speaker Kermit the Frog brought a whole lot of hope (and a ton of tears) to the graduates, their family members and friends ...

News4’s Tommy McFly sat down with Kermit the Frog to talk about how he’s preparing to give University of Maryland’s commencement address and shared memories of NBC4, where he made his TV ...

“Kermit the Frog’s appearance honors the long history between UMD and Muppets creator Jim Henson, who graduated from UMD in 1960,” the news release said. Henson was a home economics major.

Henson died in 1990. Kermit the Frog speaks during the University of Maryland's commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in College Park, Md.

Kermit the Frog speaks during University of Maryland's commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in College Park, Md. Stephanie S. Cordle / University of Maryland via AP By Associated Press ...

Kermit the Frog speaks during University of Maryland's commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in College Park, Md. (Riley Sims/University of Maryland via AP) ...