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  • Remarks at U.S. Conference of Mayors

    Roxbury Community College, October 7, 2015 As delivered. Good evening, and thank you for that introduction. I am delighted to be here tonight. I am an admirer of our host, President Roberson, who is working every day at Roxbury Community College to create pathways to opportunity for students from Greater Boston, most of them students…

  • Statement on the Results of the Sexual Conduct Survey

    Dear Members of the Harvard Community, I write today about an issue that touches the lives of every one of us.  The prevalence of sexual assault represents a deeply troubling problem for Harvard, for colleges and universities more broadly, and for our society at large.  Sexual assault can devastate individuals as well as their families…

  • 2015 Remarks at Morning Prayers

    Appleton Chapel, Memorial Church, September 2, 2015 As delivered. Today, as we embark on this new academic year and as we welcome to campus individuals from a wide range of origins, backgrounds, locations, and circumstances, I would ask that we pause to recall and reaffirm our purposes and our opportunities. I often remark that for…