June 22, 2018 Alumnus Sterling K. Brown delivers 2018 Stanford Commencement address Video of full speech Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Go to the web site to view the video. Stanford Video At Stanford’s 127th Commencement, Stanford alum and multi-award-winning actor Sterling K. Brown told graduating students of the Class of 2018 that if they find that purpose in life that gives them access to maximum enthusiasm, trust it.