dr. edward berger, president of southwest university in texas. yourteresting choice for commencement speaker. tell us about the thinking that went into asking her to speak. >> first of all, i cannot think of a better candidate to speak about elections. secondly, our focus at southwestern university is on making connections. there is no better way to make connections than through a presence election when there are political and social applications, psychological -- brown, did she talk about what may be ahead for the debate in the fall? guest: she did not foreshadow that, though we expect both presidential and vice prejudicial debates in the fall. everybody tod really actively listen. she was pulling on many of the tenets of southwestern which is to think on your own, and make the connections that you need to distracted bybe the noise that is social media and other individuals, but really try to make your own decisions and think carefully and thoughtfully. host: how was her speech received by the graduates? guest: they loved it. we lined up at the

dr. edward berger who is president of southwestern university in texas. an interesting choice for your commencement speaker. is the executive director director of the commission on presidential debates. multifold.it was 'tis the season to be thinking about residential elections in a could not think of a more appropriate individual to speak at a very high level and in a very thoughtful level about the upcoming national elections but southwestern university our focus is on making connections and there is no better way to make connections than through a presidential election where there are political applications and social implications and drama. was really an obvious choice. >> it has been a big year for debates already. did janet brown talk at all about what may be ahead for the debates in the fall? >> she did not really foreshadow any of that, though we do expect both presidential and vice presidential debates in the fall. ,he really encouraged everybody not just the graduates, but everyone listening to actively listen and she was pulling on many of the