Wexner Building, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Mass., December 1, 2017, Drew Gilpin Faust Thank you. That means so much to me. And it means so much to me to be here today with all of you to celebrate this extraordinary milestone for the university and for the Kennedy School. At a time when reasoned public…
“Liberty and Learning.” Remarks by Drew Faust at Your Harvard: Washington, D.C.
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C., November 13, 2017, Drew Gilpin Faust Thank you, T.K., for that very kind introduction. It is always such a pleasure to be with an energized group and such a large group of Harvard alumni. And it’s a special privilege to join with you tonight here…
“Getting Closer”: Remarks for the Bicentennial of Harvard Law School
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, Mass., October 26, 2017, Drew Gilpin Faust Thank you, Richard, and thank you for all the hard work that has gone into planning this extraordinary day and this extraordinary Bicentennial. What a pleasure it is to mark Harvard Law School’s 200th year. Thank you all for this deeply inspiring and meaningful celebration. As…
A Message from the President: Dean Lizabeth Cohen
A Message from the President: Dean Lizabeth Cohen Dear Members of the Radcliffe Community, Dean Lizabeth A. Cohen announced earlier today that she has decided to step down as dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at the end of this academic year after seven years of outstanding leadership of the Institute. Under Liz’s…
A Message from the President: Dean James E. Ryan
Dear Members of the Harvard Graduate School of Education Community, The University of Virginia (UVA) announced earlier today that James E. Ryan, dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, will become UVA’s next president as of October 1, 2018. An alumnus of UVA’s law school, Jim previously served as Matheson and Morgenthau Distinguished Professor of Law…
Message to the community on the Repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program
Dear Members of the Harvard Community, Today’s announcement of the elimination, in six months, of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program represents a course of action that challenges some of the most foundational values of our nation and American higher education. This cruel policy recognizes neither justice nor mercy. In the months to…
2017 Remarks at Morning Prayers
Appleton Chapel, Memorial Church, Cambridge, Mass., August 30, 2017, Drew Gilpin Faust Good morning. Before I begin my prepared remarks, I would like to ask all of us to take a moment to think about the people in Texas and now Louisiana. To take a moment to pray for them, silently, and to also think…
Freshman Convocation Address to the Class of 2021
Tercentenary Theatre, Cambridge, Mass., August 29, 2017, Drew Gilpin Faust Welcome, Class of 2021. I was pleased to meet many of you at Visitas, and I am delighted that 1,702 of you have decided that this is where you would like to spend your next four years. We greet you as the present and the…
Letter to President Trump regarding DACA
Dear Mr. President: I write to express my deep concern about reports that the Administration is considering whether to eliminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and to urge you to continue it as it currently exists. I also urge your Administration to vigorously defend DACA in the federal courts should its validity…
Welcoming remarks to the incoming class of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, Mass., August 25, 2017 As delivered. Thank you, Garth, for that very kind introduction. It is a great pleasure for me to stand here and welcome you all to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and every year as I do this I have a flashback to my beginning of graduate…