Al Gore, Randy Pausch Highlight Carnegie Mellon's 111th Commencement

PITTSBURGH, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Former U.S. Vice President and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore delivered the keynote address today at Carnegie Mellon University's 111th commencement ceremony. Gore received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the university.

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The ceremony also featured an appearance by Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon computer science professor with terminal cancer whose inspiring "last lecture" about childhood dreams has been viewed by millions of people worldwide over the Internet. Pausch is also the author of the bestselling book The Last Lecture, which expands on his speech about the importance of having fun and dreams.

About Carnegie Mellon: Carnegie Mellon is a private research university with a distinctive mix of programs in engineering, computer science, robotics, business, public policy, fine arts and the humanities. More than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students receive an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovation. A small student-to-faculty ratio provides an opportunity for close interaction between students and professors. While technology is pervasive on its 144-acre Pittsburgh campus, Carnegie Mellon is also distinctive among leading research universities for the world-renowned programs in its College of Fine Arts. A global university, Carnegie Mellon has campuses in Silicon Valley, Calif., and Qatar, and programs in Asia, Australia and Europe. For more, see http://www.cmu.edu/.

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