This Year's Schedule of Hot Graduation Speeches: Jerry Springer! Oprah!

The price of a sheepskin for the class of 2011 will be north of $200,000 (a bit less for public colleges), but look on the bright side: Included in the price of tuition will be a chance to possibly learn some life lessons from the likes of a famous commencement speaker like Bill Clinton.

‘Tis the season for commencement speeches, a time for a notable speaker to achieve wisdom-dispensing greatness. The bar has been set high, however: Apple's own Steve Jobs' (AAPL) 2005 speech at Stanford University has been viewed by nearly 2 million people on YouTube (GOOG). Who will be the next to achieve Jobs-level attention? They are probably on MainStreet's list of the hottest speakers who are scheduled to inspire young graduates across the U.S. this spring.

MAY 16
Jerry Springer will deliver the keynote speech at Northwestern University School of Law.

Farai Chideya, NPR host and the founder of popandpolitics.com, will speak at Villa Julie College’s commencement.

Chris Matthews, the host of Hardball (GE) will deliver the commencement speech at Washington University in St. Louis.

MAY 17
The former president and father of the current president, George H. W. Bush, will address the graduates at Bryant University.

Political pundits and husband-and-wife team, Mary Matalin and James Carville, are together talking at Tulane University.

Activist and ex-wife of Mick Jagger, Bianca Jagger, will speak to students at Simmons College.

MAY 18
Former Vice President Al Gore will deliver a speech at Carnegie Mellon University.

Television personality Lisa Ling is slated to address the graduating class of Quinnipiac.

Former political commentator for the Tom Joyner Morning show, Tavis Smiley will deliver the commencement speech at Connecticut College.