As delivered. Thank you so much. It’s wonderful to be here in Dallas, and I so appreciate Richard’s words and Molly’s words and also the remarkable performance that preceded them. I also want to thank everyone at this school and beyond who made this event possible today. I know it took a lot of work…
President Faust’s Fall 2014 Letter
Dear Members of the Harvard Community, “What we lose in flowers,” Samuel Butler wrote of autumn, “we more than gain in fruits.” With another autumn upon us, I write to note some first fruits of the academic year now in full swing and some thoughts on what’s ahead. As September began, our newest undergraduates assembled…
“Necessary Trouble”: Remarks by Drew Faust at the Harvard Black Alumni Weekend
Thank you, Lawrence Adjah. And to Cheryl Joyner, and Kimberly Celestine, and Candice Player, Justin Walker White, and so many others who have made this weekend possible and really to all of you here tonight, thank you for coming back and thank you for your continuing connection to Harvard. It’s such a privilege for me…
A Message from the President: David Ellwood
Dear Colleagues and Friends, As he announced today, David Ellwood has decided to step down next summer as dean of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, after eleven years of outstanding leadership. From the outset of his deanship, David has embodied and amplified the spirit of service that infuses the School he leads. With his…
2014 Opening Year Conversation
President Drew Faust engaged in an opening-of-year conversation about the University with Harvard Overseer Nicholas D. Kristof AB ’82. Mr. Kristof, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, has been a columnist for The New York Times since 2001. Read more about the conversation on the Harvard Gazette. Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, Mass….
2014 Remarks at Morning Prayers
As delivered. As we return for this new academic year, we welcome more than 6,000 new students from every part of the globe to pursue degrees and intellectual passions here at Harvard. Members of the entering class in the College come from 69 countries and every state in the Union. Our new graduate and professional…
“It Can Be Otherwise”
Thank you, Liz, for those extremely generous words. And thank you Neil for re-telling the story of how difficult I was—I didn’t realize I was quite that difficult. But I did learn lessons from Neil about recruiting, and there are certain things he said to me—I had no intention of leaving Penn, by the way,…
2014 Commencement Speech
Thank you all and good afternoon alumni, graduates, families, friends, honored guests. For seven years now, it has been my assignment and my privilege to deliver an annual report to our alumni, and to serve as the warm-up act for our distinguished speaker. Whether this is your first opportunity to be a part of these…
2014 Remarks at ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
As delivered. Thank you for inviting me to be here with you. It is a privilege to celebrate the admirable and honorable choice you have made to pursue military service. Today we recognize your dedication and offer our deepest gratitude for the courage and the selflessness you will continue to demonstrate in the months and…
2014 Baccalaureate Service: “Breaking Good”
Greetings, Class of 2014. It is a privilege to be here with you this afternoon, together one last time for this strange and ancient ritual called the Baccalaureate, where I am to impart words of wisdom in a final sober sermon and you are to receive them, during a week of high spirits hardly designed…