Distinguished gentleamphibian Kermit the Frog, who was awarded an honorary doctorate of amphibious letters degree in the late ...

Henson died in May 1990, but he made certain positions about his beloved Muppets very clear It's been 11 years since we met ...

The University of Maryland says it is honoring Jim Henson, an alumnus, with its choice of commencement speaker. Some students ...

Kermit has a long history with the school. Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from the university in 1960. The campus garden even features a bronze statue of Kermit and Henson. Kermit previously ...

The University of Maryland announced Kermit the Frog as the 2025 commencement speaker to honor alumnus Jim Henson.

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 ...

The University of Maryland says this year's commencement speaker is an environmental advocate, best-selling author, and Peabody Award winner. He's also green. The university says Kermit the Frog will ...

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.

This year, school officials decided to honor one of their own, Jim Henson, by asking Kermit the Frog to be the 2025 UMD commencement speaker. Henson, who created Kermit and The Muppets ...