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Susan Farrell, Professor of English, College of Charleston

Why Kurt Vonnegut's advice to college graduates still matters today

A generation told not to trust anyone over 30 nevertheless adored Vonnegut. Ulf Andersen/Getty Images

Kurt Vonnegut didn’t deliver the famous “Wear Sunscreen” graduation speech published in the Chicago Tribune that was often mistakenly attributed to the celebrated author. But he could have.

Over his lifetime, he gave dozens of quirky commencement addresses. In those speeches, he made some preposterous claims. But they made people laugh and made them think. They were speeches the graduates remembered.

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