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...speech moved from one laugh to another, focusing on the job market seniors will be graduating into today...
...celebrate the conclusion of their studies. Following brief remarks by Dean Jay O. Light, student Deirdre-Ann L. Perry introduced the concept of Class Day, saying it was “designed by the students, for the students.” Perry also introduced Rajan’s speech, noting that he was selected from more than 25 applicants who presented their speeches in two rounds of competition. When Rajan took the podium, he began with a series of jokes, but his remarks quickly grew more serious. Rajan emphasized the ways in which many have lost faith in the business...
...March, As dean, Kagan built a legacy of student-oriented reform initiatives, As the Law School’s class day speaker, she placed the final seal on her deanship and urged the graduating class to seize the opportunities that have arisen from the economic recession. In her speech, Kagan offered career advice to a Law School class whose job searches were hit hard by the troubles on Wall Street—where many prestigious law firms have traditionally generated business—and whose attentions have increasingly turned to public service. “I know some...
General David H. Petraeus, chief of U.S. military operations in much of the Eastern Hemisphere, including the Middle East, lauded the importance of “individual leaders” in a speech at the ROTC Commissioning Ceremony in Tercentenary Theatre yesterday. After beginning his speech on a comedic note, Petraeus encouraged “what must be the smartest new members of our military” to make use of the leadership skills they had developed through their training. He also implored them to follow “five critical admonitions”: “lead by example...
Sebelius urged the audience to remember Kennedy’s famous “ripples of hope” speech, in which he described the cumulative impact of all varieties of public service...