This op-ed originally appeared in The Boston Globe on March 3, 2013. By Drew Faust and L. Rafael Reif In 1837, the Massachusetts Board of Education devoted part of its first annual report to praising a recent classroom innovation called the blackboard. This “invaluable and indispensible” innovation enabled the “rapid and vivid communication of knowledge.” It…
Welcome Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the AAAS
As delivered Thank you, Dr. Fedoroff, for that very kind introduction. And many thanks to President Press for inviting me to offer brief remarks this evening. First, my warmest greetings to all of you. Since its founding in 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science has held its annual meeting in Cambridge or…
Drew Faust interview on NDTV: Knowledge is the currency of the 21st century
https://www.ndtv.com/video/business/ndtv-davos/knowledge-is-the-currency-of-21st-century-drew-gilpin-faust-262970 Davos 2013…
Drew Faust appears on CNBC with Maria Bartiromo
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2013/01/11/college-worth-the-price-of-admission-.html?play=1 CNBC On the Money with Maria Bartiromo…
Announcing HGSE Dean Search
Dear Colleagues and Friends, As you know, Kathy McCartney will be concluding her service as dean of the Graduate School of Education at the end of the spring term, having been named to become president of Smith College next July. Kathy has led the Ed School with extraordinary energy and effectiveness since 2005. It will…
Harvard College Fund President’s Associates Dinner
As prepared for delivery It’s wonderful to be here with so many alumni, parents, friends—just one night separating us from the 129th playing of The Game. When Harvard Stadium was being built, a dozen men were assigned to test the stands as they were being constructed. And what they did was move from concrete slab…
“Head Mischief”: How Mrs. Hall Changed My Life and Shaped Yours
Remarks on the occasion of Concord Academy’s 90th Anniversary Thank you, Rick, and thank you Ms. Mendelhall, who said I could call her Sylvia, but I can’t. She was a spectacular and wonderful teacher and advisor and it is such an honor to be introduced by her today. Thank you so much. It is a…
Making History: The Huntington Library and the Civil War
As delivered. I am honored to be here and to join the long and distinguished line of Founder’s Day speakers celebrating the birthday and the genius of Henry Edwards Huntington. My predecessors in this role have included an array of scholars, political leaders, museum and library directors, as well as, I discovered, a number of…