Tercentenary Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., May 26, 2016…
2016 Baccalaureate Service: “Who Will Tell Your Story?”
Memorial Church, Cambridge, Mass., May 24, 2016 As delivered. Greetings, Class of 2016. And so it is here—the week of your Commencement. The days of miracle and wonder when your theses are written, classes have ended, and you still have free HBO. And so it may seem strange to be gathered here today, as we…
Commencement Address at UMBC: “The Fellowship of Educated Men and Women”
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, May 19, 2016 As delivered. Thank you for this very great honor. Thank you, President Hrabowski, UMBC faculty, staff, distinguished guests, families, friends, and of course, graduating students: It is a signal honor for me to be here. Graduates, you have worked hard to arrive at this moment. You have…
Letter on Single-Gender Social Organizations
Effective June 29, 2020 The policy on Unrecognized Single-Gender Social Organizations is no longer being enforced. Read the announcement from Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow. Dear Dean Khurana: Thank you for your recommendations concerning unrecognized single-gender social organizations, including the final clubs (male and female), fraternities, and sororities. I very much appreciate your thoughtful work,…
Remarks by President Drew Gilpin Faust at signing of ROTC agreement between Harvard University and United States Air Force
As delivered. Thank you, Dean Khurana. Secretary James; distinguished guests; Harvard students, colleagues, friends: It is a true honor and a privilege to be here with you today. Five years ago last month, Secretary Ray Mabus and I signed an agreement to restore the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps at Harvard, and the University’s relationship…
Wadsworth House Plaque Dedication
Cambridge, Mass., April 6, 2016…
Remarks given by Congressman John Lewis at Wadsworth Plaque Unveiling
As delivered. Good morning. Bill Lee, my friend. Thank you, Madam President, for that warm and kind introduction. My beloved brothers and sisters. I’m honored to join you and the Harvard University community on this important occasion. I want to thank the students and the professors of the Harvard and Slavery research seminar for revealing…
To Be “A Speaker of Words and a Doer of Deeds:” Literature and Leadership
United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, March 24, 2016 As delivered. Thank you, Colonel Harper, and thank you, Lieutenant General Caslen, for inviting me today. And thank you to the Zengerle family for making this occasion possible. It is a great privilege to launch this series and I know it will have a…
Report of the Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Assault
Dear Members of the Harvard Community, In April 2014, I convened a University-wide task force to develop recommendations to combat the serious problem of sexual assault affecting our students. Today, Harvard’s Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Assault, led by Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology and our former provost Steven E. Hyman,…
Incident at Harvard Law School
We join together as a university in deploring the defacing of portraits of African American faculty at the law school. Such acts of hatred are inimical to our most fundamental values and represent an assault on the mutual respect essential to our purposes as a community of learning and inquiry. Cambridge, Mass….