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Remembering Not to Forget: Reflections on the Last Half Century of Women at Penn
Phoebe S. LeBoy Lecture, University of Pennsylvania, October 25, 2022, Drew Gilpin Faust It is a real pleasure to be back at Penn and to be speaking in honor and memory of Phoebe LeBoy. Phoebe was a force, a figure in Penn’s history whose service and commitment profoundly changed the landscape for women at the…
Humility, Hope, and the Work of Becoming Educated
A Talk Prepared for the Series “What Does it Mean to be Educated?” Brigham Young University, March 2021, Drew Gilpin Faust During our first week of college in 1964, my freshman class gathered in a cavernous auditorium designed to look like a medieval hall to hear an address from the college president. The ceremony was…
Making History: The Huntington Library and the Civil War
February 26 and 27, 2020, Drew Gilpin Faust 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…
Remarks at Inauguration of Robert W. Iuliano
Gettysburg College As delivered. Thank you, Provost Zappe. Chair Brennan, President Iuliano, Faculty, Students, Staff, Friends of Gettysburg College and of higher education – I am delighted to be part of this important occasion. I am myself a graduate of a Pennsylvania liberal arts college – one founded a half century later than yours –…
Remarks at University of Miami Commencement
May, 9, 2019, Drew Gilpin Faust It is a great pleasure for me to be here today to celebrate your achievements and to send you on your way into the world that awaits you. But even as we honor you, let us begin by recognizing that no one does this alone. Let us thank the…
Remarks at Inauguration of President James Ryan, University of Virginia
October 19, 2018, Drew Gilpin Faust Governor Northam, Rector Connor, Faculty, staff, students, distinguished guests I am deeply honored to be here and to be included in this signal occasion at this great university. I am also glad to be back in Virginia. I grew up here, on a farm on the Shenandoah River up…
Remarks upon receiving the Kluge Prize
Library of Congress As delivered. It is hard to find words to convey how honored and grateful I am to receive the Kluge Prize and how humbled I feel to be included in the pantheon of its recipients. I am delighted to be awarded this recognition by the Library of Congress, an institution that has…
The Breakfast Club: How Faust and Walsh forged an unlikely friendship (The Boston Globe)
June 24, 2021 On Friday morning, as customers streamed into the cramped dining room of McKenna’s Cafe in Dorchester, two of the city’s most recognizable leaders sat down for one last breakfast. Amid the clatter of coffee cups and morning din, no one seemed to take much notice as Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and…
Defending Diversity
Dear Members of the Harvard Community, In the weeks and months ahead, a lawsuit aimed to compromise Harvard’s ability to compose a diverse student body will move forward in the courts and in the media. As the case proceeds, an organization called Students for Fair Admissions—formed in part to oppose Harvard’s commitment to diversity—will seek…