Marquette hosts a number of nationally and internationally known speakers. Most recently, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of the Republic of Liberia, visited campus to receive an honorary degree.

Previous speakers include award-winning actor, director and producer Martin Sheen; Nobel laureate and former president of Poland Lech Walesa; and Nobel Peace Prize winners Mairead Corrigan Maguire and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Read the archived speeches below.

• 2007 Commencement Address by Steve Rushin, national sports writer
  (May 2007)
• Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of the Republic of Liberia
  (October 2006)
• Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner
  (February 2003)
• Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Nobel Peace Prize winner
  (October 2003)

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