Viral video: Student commencement speaker’s address tops 3.5M views
As the student speaker at UW–Madison’s winter commencement, Lisa Kamal has made an impact far beyond the 7,379 people who heard her at the Kohl Center Dec. 15. Videos of Lisa’s speech have been viewed more than 3.5 million times on various social media platforms. She even got a shout-out from Lin Manuel Miranda!
Lisa Kamal, a standout geology major, opened her commencement speech by singing a few lines from the Broadway hit “Hamilton.” She went on to explain that the cast recording had become a coping mechanism for her during some dark times. It struck a chord with viewers online.