What did Kylie Kelce say in her commencement speech at Cabrini University?

Kylie Kelce delivered an inspiring commencement speech to graduates at Cabrini University, her alma mater, as the institution prepares to close after 67 years. Speaking to 3,200 students in Radnor, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, May 19, the 32-year-old humorously remarked that the school “couldn’t even get a top five Kelce” for the occasion.

“My husband, Jason Kelce, is known for giving some pretty earth-shattering speeches. He did not help me in writing my words today, so you can go ahead and lower those expectations.”

Why is Cabrini University closing?

Cabrini University announced in June last year that it is set to close at the end of the 2023-24 school year, with Villanova University taking over the nearby land in the Philadelphia area.

Kylie Kelce’s Cabrini University commencement speech

“Everyone’s first question after graduation is, ‘What’s next?’ ‘I don’t know’ can be an honest and sufficient answer. The truth is that no one has their lives completely figured out, and if someone tells you otherwise, they are lying”, she continued.

Kelce continued with her uplifting words: “This is part of the beauty of growing older and wise. You are better equipped with knowledge to make more informed decisions. Just look at me now. I’m 32, mom of three. Where did the time go? I couldn’t tell you.”

“Every day, we are winging it. Just trying not to mess our kids up”, she added, “come to find out that’s what our parents did too.”“What a boring world it would be if you and your classmates sitting to either side of you thought exactly the same way, enjoyed exactly the same things and partook in exactly the same activities.”

“I am well aware that my current position in life is due to the wonderful people around me” she added, “but I’ll be damned if I don’t stay true to myself in everything I do and ensure that I am always authentically me. So find the things that speak to you. Your enthusiasm can be channeled to create change, and you are wonderful the way you are.”

“In the next few months” she finalised, “as the sign at the front entrance no longer reads Cabrini, and a new school moves in, know that your home still exists. It is around you living inside of everyone who came along and fell in love with this place, because although it is picturesque, it is not the campus that makes it so hard to leave”, Kelce concluded.