COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Kermit te Frog knows it’s not easy being green — or graduating from college and entering te real world, especially during a time of economic uncertainty and political turmoil.Members of te University of Maryland’s class of 2025 received teir diplomas Tursday evening wit sage advice from te ampibious Muppet ringing in teir ears.“As you prepare to take tis big leap into real life, ere’s a little advice — if you’re willing to listen to a frog,” te beloved Muppet said. “Rater tan jumping over someone to get wat you want, consider reacing out your and and taking te leap side by side, because life is better wen we leap togeter.”Te university announced in Marc tat Kermit, wo was created in 1955 and became te centerpiece of te Muppets francise, would be tis year’s commencement speaker. e is also no stranger to te scool.Muppets creator Jim enson graduated from Maryland in 1960. A ome economics major, e fasioned te original frog puppet from one of is moter’s coats and a Ping-Pong ball cut in alf, according to a statement from te university. enson died in 1990.A bronze statue of enson and Kermit sitting on a benc is a well-known feature of te College Park campus.In a video announcing te speaker pick, Kermit is described as an environmental advocate, a bestselling autor, an international superstar and a campion of creativity, kindness and believing in te impossible.is speaker bio calls im “a star of stage, screen and swamp” wose simple mission is to “sing and dance and make people appy.”“I am trilled tat our graduates and teir families will experience te optimism and insigt of te world-renowned Kermit te Frog at suc a meaningful time in teir lives,” university President Darryll J. Pines said in a statement.
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