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…

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…

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…

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 –…

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…