Our pride in Jim Henson knows no bounds, and it is an honor to welcome Kermit the Frog to our campus, 65 years after Mr. Henson graduated from the University of Maryland." A bronze statue of ...

Henson died in May 1990, but he made certain positions about his beloved Muppets very clear It's been 11 years since we met "Evil Kermit ... Muppets creator Jim Henson didn't like the idea ...

The University of Maryland announced that beloved Muppet ‘Kermit the Frog’ will deliver the university’s 2025 commencement ...

Kermit the Frog, a character brought to life by Muppets creator and UMD alumnus Jim Henson, will deliver the university's commencement address on Wednesday, May 21, according to an UMD news release.

Kermit the Frog has languished alone in a glass case, unable to see his beloved. But today, the museum announces that the Jim Henson Legacy organization and the Henson family is donating 21 of ...

Last week, the University of Maryland announced that Kermit the Frog would serve as the school's guest speaker for its spring ...

Some students were intrigued and excited by the announcement, while others debated the value of having a puppet address the graduating class.

Jim Henson Idea Man brings you backstage, behind the scenes of the genius who brought Kermit the Frog ... it is the ultimate tribute to a legend whose imagination knew no bounds.

The lovable puppet’s appearance “honors the long history between UMD and Muppets creator Jim ... Henson." Henson, who graduated from UMD in 1960, also has a bronze statue of himself and Kermit ...

Kermit has a connection to the school ... his creator, Jim Henson, is a 1960 graduate. He built the original Kermit using one of his mother’s coats and a pingpong ball cut in half. The puppet ...