哈佛大學(xué)校長德魯·福斯特在哈佛大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮英語演講稿

第第頁共9頁哈佛大學(xué)校長德魯?福斯特在哈佛大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮英語演講稿（最新版）編制人：審核人：審批人：編制單位：編制時間：年月日序言下載提示：該文檔是本店鋪精心編制而成的，希望大家下載后，能夠幫助大家解決實際問題。文檔下載后可定制修改，請根據(jù)實際需要進行調(diào)整和使用，謝謝!并且，本店鋪為大家提供各種類型的經(jīng)典范文，如演講稿、祝福語、主持詞、歡迎詞、自我介紹、合同協(xié)議、條據(jù)書信、報告總結(jié)、工作計劃、作文大全、其他范文等等，想了解不同范文格式和寫法，敬請關(guān)注!Downloadtips:Thisdocumentiscarefullycompiledbythiseditor.Ihopethatafteryoudownloadit,itcanhelpyousolvepracticalproblems.Thedocumentcanbecustomizedandmodifiedafterdownloading,pleaseadjustanduseitaccordingtoactualneeds,thankyou!Inaddition,thisshopprovidesyouwithvarioustypesofclassicsampleessays,suchasspeechdrafts,blessings,hostspeech,welcomespeech,self-introduction,contractagreement,letterofagreement,reportsummary,workplan,essayencyclopedia,othersampleessays,etc.Wanttoknowtheformatandwritingofdifferentsampleessays,sostaytuned!哈佛大學(xué)校長德魯?福斯特在哈佛大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮英語演講稿Thankyouallandgoodafternoonalumni,graduates,families,friends,honoredguests.Forsevenyearsnow,ithasbeenmyassignmentandmyprivilegetodeliveranannualreporttoouralumni,andtoserveasthewarm-upactforourdistinguishedspeaker.Whetherthisisyourfirstopportunitytobeapartoftheseexercisesoryourfiftieth,itisworthtakingaminutetosoakinthisplace—itsshelteringtrees,itsfamiliarbuildings,itsenduringvoices.In1936,thispartofHarvard’syardwasnamedTercentenaryTheatre,inrecognitionofHarvard’sthreehundredthbirthday.Itisaplacewheregiantshavestood,andhistoryhasbeenmade.WewereremindedthismorningofGeorgeWashington’sadventureshere.Andfromthisstagein1943,WinstonChurchilladdressedanoverflowcrowdthatincluded6,000uniformedHarvardstudentsheadingofftowar.HesaidhehopedtheyoungrecruitswouldcometoregardtheBritishsoldiersandsailorstheywouldsoonfightalongsideastheir“brothersinarms,”andheassuredtheaudiencethat“weshallnevertire,norweaken,butmarchwithyou…toestablishthereignofjusticeandoflaw.”Fouryearslater,fromthissameplace,GeorgeMarshallintroducedaplanthataidedreconstructionacrosswar-strickenEurope,andendedhisspeechbyasking:“Whatisneeded?Whatcanbestbedone?Whatmustbedone?”Here,in1998,NelsonMandelaaddressedanaudienceof25,000andspokeofoursharedfuture.“Thegreatestsinglechallengefacingourglobalizedworld,”hesaid,“istocombatanderadicateitsdisparities.”EllenJohnsonSirleaf,thefirstfemaleheadofstateinAfrica,stoodhere13yearslaterandencouragedgraduatestoresistcynicismandtobefearless.Here,ontheterribleafternoonofSeptember11,20XX,wegatheredunderacloudlessskytoshareoursadness,ourhorror,andourdisbelief.Andhere,justthreeyearsago,wemarkedHarvard’s375thanniversarydancinginthemudofatorrentialdownpour.Here,PresidentFranklinDelanoRoosevelthadcelebratedHarvard’sthreecenturiesofaccomplishmentinacomparablysoakingrain.Here,J.K.Rowlingencouragedgraduatesto“thinkthemselvesintootherpeople’splaces.”AndConanO’Brientoldthemthat“everyfailurewasfreeing.”Here,honorarydegreeshavebeenpresentedtoCarlJungandJeanPiaget,EllsworthKellyandGeorgiaO’Keefe,HelenKellerandMarthaGraham,RaviShankarandLeonardBernstein,JoanDidionandPhilipRoth,EricKandelandElizabethBlackburn,BillGatesandTimBerners-Lee.IrememberfeelingawedbythathistorywhenIspokehereatmyinstallationasHarvard’s28thpresident,andwhenIreflectedonwhathasalwaysseemedtometheessenceofauniversity:thatamongsociety’sinstitutions,itisuniquelyaccountabletothepastandtothefuture.Ouraccountabilitytothepastisallaroundus:BehindmestandsMemorialChurch,amonumenttoHarvardianswhogavetheirlivesattheSommeandYpresandVerdunduringWorldWarOne.DedicatedonArmisticeDayin1932,itrepresentsHarvard’slongtraditionofcommitmenttoservice.InfrontofmeisWidenerLibrary,agiftfromabereavedmother,namedinhonorofhersonHarry,whoperishedaboardtheTitanic.Alibrarybuilttoadvancethelearninganddiscoveryenabledbyoneofthemostdiverseandbroadcollectionsintheworld.Widener’stwelvemajesticcolumnssafeguardtextsandmanuscripts—somecenturiesold—thataredeployedeverydaybyscholarstohelpusinterpret—andreinterpret—thepast.ButthisafternoonIwouldliketospendafewminutesconsideringouraccountabilitytothefuture,becausetheseobligationsmustbe“ourcompasstosteerby,”ourcommonpurposeandoursharedcommitment.WhatdoesHarvard—whatdouniversities—owethefuture?First,weowetheworldanswers.Discoveryisattheheartofwhatuniversitiesdo.Universitiesengagefacultyandstudentsacrossarangeofdisciplinesinseekingsolutionstoproblemsthatmayhaveseemedunsolvable,endeavoringtoanswerquestionsthatthreatentoeludeus.ThescientificresearchundertakentodayatHarvard,andtomorrowbythestudentsweeducate,hasacapacitytoimprovehumanlivesinwaysvirtuallyunimaginableevenagenerationago.Inthispastyearalone,HarvardresearchershavesolvedriddlesrelatedtothetreatmentofAlzheimer’s,thecost-effectiveproductionofmalariavaccine,andtheoriginsoftheuniverse.Harvardresearchershaveproposedanswerstochallengesasvariedasnuclearproliferation,Americancompetitiveness,andgovernanceoftheInternet.Wemustcontinuetosupportouranswer-seekers,whoworkatthecrossroadsofthetheoreticalandtheapplied,atthenexusofresearch,publicpolicy,andentrepreneurship.Together,theywillshapeourfutureandenhanceourunderstandingoftheworld.Second,weowetheworldquestions.Justasquestionsyieldanswers,answersyieldquestions.Humanbeingsmaylongforcertainty,but,asOliverWendellHolmesputit,“certaintygenerallyisillusion,andreposeisnotthedestinyofman.”Universitiesproduceknowledge.Theymustalsoproducedoubt.Thepursuitoftruthisrestless.Wesearchforanswersnotbyfollowingprescribedpaths,butbyfindingtherightquestions—byansweringonequestionwithanotherquestion,bynurturingastateofmindthatisflexibleandalert,dissatisfiedandimaginative.Itiswhatuniversitiesaredesignedtodo.InanessayinHarvardMagazine,oneoftoday’sgraduates,CheroneDuggan,wroteaboutseekingwhatshecalled“aneducationofquestions.”Ihopewehaveindeedgivenherthat.Questionsarethefoundationforprogress—forensuringthattheworldtranscendswherewearenow,whatweknownow.Andquestionsarealsothefoundationforathirdobligationthatweasuniversitiesowethefuture:weowethefuturemeaning.Universitiesmustnurturetheabilitytointerpret,tomakecriticaljudgments,todaretoaskthebiggestquestions,theonesthatreachwellbeyondtheimmediateandtheinstrumental.Wemuststimulatetheappetiteforcuriosity.Wefindmanyofthesequestionsinthehumanities:Whatisgood?Whatisjust?Howdoweknowwhatistrue?Butwefindtheminthesciencesaswell.Cantherebeanyquestionmoreprofound,morefundamentalthantoaskabouttheoriginsoftheuniverse?Howdidwegethere?Questionslikethesecanbeunsettling,andtheycanmakeuniversitiesunsettlingplaces.Butthattooisanessentialpartofwhatweowethefuture—thepromisetocombatcomplacency,tochallengethepresentinordertoprepareforwhatistocome.Toshapethepresentinserviceofanuncertainandyetimpatientfuture.Weowethefutureanswers.Weowethefuturequestions.Weowethefuturemeaning.TheHarvardCampaign,launchedlastSeptember,willhelpusfulfilltheseobligations,andpayourdebttothefuture,justasthegiftsofpreviousgenerationsanchorusheretoday.Astoday’sceremoniessopowerfullyremindus,wealsoowethefuturethemenandwomenwhoarepreparedtoaskquestionsandseekanswersandsearchformeaningfordecadestocome.Todaywesendsome6,500graduatesintotheworld,tobeteachersandlawyers,scientistsandphysicians,poetsandplannersandpublicservants,and—asourspeakerthi