News, Speeches, and Featured Events

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  • Welcoming remarks to the incoming class of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

    Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, Mass., August 25, 2017 As delivered. Thank you, Garth, for that very kind introduction. It is a great pleasure for me to stand here and welcome you all to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and every year as I do this I have a flashback to my beginning of graduate…

  • Statement on events in Charlottesville

    “The recent events in Charlottesville have been deeply distressing. The abhorrent hatred, racism, and violence carried out by neo-Nazi, KKK, and other white supremacist groups deserve our strongest condemnation. Such actions are anathema to the values of our society and to the principles of our university community. Our deepest sympathies and condolences are with all…

  • Future Plans

     I write today to let you know that at the end of the coming academic year, I will conclude my service as president. On June 30, 2018, I will complete my eleventh year, and the Harvard Campaign will reach its conclusion. It will be the right time for the transition to Harvard’s next chapter, led…