This year's commencement speaker at the University of Maryland truly leapt to new heights! Kermit the Frog was the headliner at this year's graduation ceremony at UMD. The connection? The late Jim Henson, creator of “The Muppet Show,” was a Class of 1960 graduate. Would you have appreciated a commencement speech delivered by a puppet?

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