Tulane University Commencement 2009 - Ellen DeGeneres
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Top-rated television show host and New Orleans native Ellen DeGeneres was the keynote speaker at Tulane University's 2009 Commencement. This was the graduation of the "Katrina Class" that entered in Fall 2005. Ellen was introduced by Tulane president Scott Cowen.
After Ellen's girlfriend tragically died in a car accident, she wrote an imaginary conversation with God that led her to her success in television and as a stand-up comedienne. She struggled with being herself. How can Ellen's experiences relate to how you deal with things in your own life?
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