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News and Speeches by President Summers

2006 Commencement Address

Remarks at ROTC commissioning ceremony

Baccalaureate Address

Remarks to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Remarks to the Harvard Alumni Association’s Global Series

Reflections on Global Account Imbalances and Emerging Markets Reserve Accumulation

“Private Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges” – Remarks at the Higher Education Summit of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Remarks at All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Remarks at Leadership 2006: Women/Leadership Conference

Letter to the Harvard community

Letter regarding Dean Kirby

Remarks at tribute to Amartya Sen

The Fairbank Center Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration, Remarks by Harvard University Lawrence H. Summers

Harvard Business School Campaign Celebration, Remarks by Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers

Council for Harvard Medicine/Board of Fellows Reception, Remarks by Harvard University Lawrence H. Summers

Harvard Graduate School of Education Dean’s Weekend – No Child Left Behind: The Challenges and the Promise, Remarks by Harvard University Lawrence H. Summers

Remarks to the Symposium on Diversity in the Sciences

Statement at the Vigil for the Victims and Survivors of the South Asian Earthquake

A message about the South Asia earthquake

Remarks at the Knafel Building dedication

Remarks to the Harvard College Fund Assembly

Remarks at the Harvard Graduate School of Design symposium “Can Design Improve Life in Cities?”

Remarks at Inauguration of Kim B. Clark as President of Brigham Young University – Idaho

Remarks on the Current Account Deficit

Address at Morning Prayers

Remarks at Celebration of Black Alumni

Comments at the Harvard University Art Museums’ Degas Event

Remarks at launch of Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice

Remarks at Opening Exercises

“Knowledge as a Global Public Good” – Keynote Address: Weatherhead Center conference, “International Public Goods for Economic Development”