Florida Governor Ron DeSantis urged graduates of Ave Maria University to resist cultural conformity and remain faithful to truth during a commencement address that linked the Catholic faith with the enduring principles of the American founding.
Speaking at the Catholic university’s graduation ceremony in southern Florida on May 9, Governor DeSantis told the Class of 2026 that they were entering a world marked by information overload, technological pressure and shifting cultural currents. Ave Maria University had announced that DeSantis would deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree.
