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Liberia’s “Iron Lady” returns to her alma mater today, this time participating in the commencement ceremonies from the podium, as this year’s Class Day speaker at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, president of Liberia, graduated from the Mason Program for international students at HKS in 1971, completing a master’s degree in public administration. She is the first black woman president in the world and the first woman elected head of any African country. “She has been a courageous fighter...
...have been raining outside the tent at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Forum, but Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf left the audience with a sunny message: If this Kennedy School graduate can change the world...
Wearing crimson in honor of the school’s Class Day festivities, Johnson-Sirleaf encouraged the graduates to bring the same courage and integrity to their work as leaders as she has brought to the task of rebuilding her war-torn country since she was inaugurated...
...chance to step into the spotlight. And boy, did he shine. The former captain of the Crimson squad racked up honor after honor in his final season, capping the fall campaign with a victory at the NEISA Singlehanded Championship. With the departure of his longtime training partner Clay Johnson ’07, a four-time winner of the NEISA singlehanded event, Kovacs stepped up admirably and kept the title in Cambridge for the ninth straight year. “It was pretty exciting to win the New England Singlehanded Championship. Harvard has a tradition of winning the regatta...
...keep up against Newbury. Even with the return of its full lineup, the Crimson was unable to overcome league foe NYU in a five-game loss.Harvard turned things around with a sweep against New Haven, which gave it the momentum to tear through both Stevens and Johnson & Wales by 3-0 scores. After Springfield lost to NYU, Harvard seemed to be back in the race for the Hay Division title.But the Crimson’s winning streak was short-lived, as a 3-0 loss to St. Ambrose set it back yet again. Harvard continued its downward slide against Springfield...