In 2013, acclaimed author and professor of English George Saunders G'88 delivered his famous Convocation address to graduates at the College of Arts and Sciences | Maxwell School Convocation. The simple but powerful message to choose kindness struck a chord and is consistently cited as one of the best graduation speeches of all time. It even inspired his 2014 book, Congratulations, by the way, where Saunders explores kindness and identifies his biggest regrets in life, which were failures of kindness. Business Insider recently ranked that book among their top gift ideas for grads.