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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…

Scholarship and the Role of the University: Remarks at the Boston College Sesquicentennial

Thank you, Father Leahy, members of the faculty, students, friends, and distinguished guests.  I am deeply honored to be with you today at Boston College to receive the Sesquicentennial Medal, and to celebrate this great university.  I confess, I traveled the 5 miles from Cambridge to Chestnut Hill with some trepidation.   A Mass for 20,000…

Remarks on Behalf of the Academic Community

As prepared for delivery The Inauguration of L. Rafael Reif, 17th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Thank you, Chairman Reed. It is an honor to be here today to extend warm greetings on behalf of colleges and universities throughout the nation and around the world. I come to you from just down the…