‘World’s most famous amphibian’ set to deliver address at Muppets creator Jim Henson’s alma mater in College Park

Kermit the Frog once sang “it’s not easy being green” – and now he gets to see how easy it is to impart wise words to graduating college students in these times.

The university announced this week that it had chosen the fictional Muppets star and so-called “world’s most famous amphibian” to deliver its commencement speech on 21 May at University of Maryland’s SECU Stadium in College Park.