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...Chu??s family kept their promise...
...hope that the university follows the students’ example and continues to prioritize green causes. As an appropriate conclusion to an environmentally conscious year, Secretary Chu??s selection as Commencement speaker will reinforce the Harvard community’s efforts in building awareness about climate change, alternative energy, and the environment in general. While Chu may not have the celebrity aura of Commencement speakers of years past, he will undeniably reiterate to Harvard students the importance of active participation in what is perhaps the most important problem the world faces today. The current efforts of Harvard?...
...Chu??s address, and, we hope, the future efforts of this community, will do much to encourage the continued involvement of young people in the issues that will, quite literally, shape their world...
...manner possible. His stated goals, substantiated by his concrete achievements, square nicely with the university’s recent environmental initiatives. Yet, while the creation of the Office for Sustainability this fall and the articulation of six “Sustainability Principles” in 2004 represent laudable progress, Chu??s address should not serve as an occasion for Harvard to flaunt its achievements. The task of transforming Harvard into an environmentally friendly institution still requires much hard work—a fact that should not be obscured with premature self-congratulations...
...certainly does not possess the extensive celebrity of past Commencement speakers, and his pairing with Class Day speaker Matt Lauer represents a lower-profile lineup than those to whom Harvard students have historically been accustomed. However, Chu??s lack of widespread name recognition in no way forestalls him from delivering an engaging and insightful address. An eloquent proponent of novel approaches to achieving America’s energy self-sufficiency, Chu will surely offer important insights into the progress of our national efforts and the role of Harvard students in bringing these efforts to fruition. The choice...