Lawrence H. Summers
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2006
- 2006 Commencement Address, June 8, 2006
- Remarks at ROTC commissioning ceremony, June 7, 2006
- Baccalaureate address, June 6, 2006
- Remarks to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, May 16, 2006
- Remarks to the Harvard Alumni Association's Global Series, March 26, 2006
- Reflections on Global Account Imbalances and Emerging Markets Reserve Accumulation, March 24, 2006
- Remarks at the Higher Education Summit of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, March 23, 2006
- Remarks at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, March 22, 2006
- Remarks at Leadership 2006: Women/Leadership Conference, March 9, 2006
- Letter to the Harvard community, February 21, 2006
- Letter regarding Dean Kirby, January 27, 2006
- Remarks at Economists for Peace and Security Tribute to Amartya Sen, January 7, 2006
2005
- Harvard Business School Campaign Celebration, December 9, 2005
- The Fairbank Center Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration, December 9, 2005
- Council for Harvard Medicine/Board of Fellows Reception, December 8, 2005
- Harvard Graduate School of Education Dean's Weekend, December 2, 2005
- Remarks to the Symposium on Diversity in the Sciences, November 19, 2005
- Statement at the Vigil for the Victims and Survivors of the South Asian Earthquake, November 9, 2005
- A letter to the Harvard community from President Summers, November 7, 2005
- A message about the South Asia earthquake, November 4, 2005
- Remarks at the Knafel Building dedication, November 4, 2005
- Remarks to the Harvard College Fund Assembly, October 29, 2005
- Remarks at the Harvard Graduate School of Design symposium "Can Design Improve Life in Cities?", October 20, 2005
- Remarks at Inauguration of Kim B. Clark as President of Brigham Young University - Idaho, October 11, 2005
- Remarks at Playwrights Horizons Current Events Breakfast, September 27, 2005
- Address at Morning Prayers, September 19, 2005
- Remarks at Celebration of Black Alumni, September 16, 2005
- Comments at the Harvard University Art Museums' Degas Event, September 15, 2005
- Remarks at launch of Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, September 15, 2005
- Remarks at Opening Exercises, September 11, 2005
- Keynote address at Weatherhead Center conference, September 7, 2005
- Letter to the Harvard community regarding Hurricane Katrina, September 2, 2005
- Commencement Address 2005, June 9, 2005
- Letter to the Harvard community regarding the Allston Interim Report, June 1, 2005
- Statement on reports of Task Forces on Women Faculty and on Women in Science and Engineering, May 16, 2005
- Remarks to the Harvard Club of Washington, D.C., April 15, 2005
- Remarks at the Harvard Bridge Program's Citizenship Celebration Dinner, April 7, 2005
- Remarks at the National Symposium for the Advancement of Women in Science, April 7, 2005
- Give scientists the tools they need, April 2, 2005
- Letter Regarding Dean Lagemann, March 21, 2005
- Remarks from FAS Faculty Meeting, March 15, 2005
- Introductory remarks for the Jefferson Lecture by Helen Vendler, March 14, 2005
- Remarks at Junior Parents Weekend, March 4, 2005
- Letter to the Faculty Regarding NBER Remarks, February 17, 2005
- Opening Remarks of President Summers at the February 15 FAS Faculty Meeting, February 15, 2005
- Dzau Lecture on Global Health, February 4, 2005
- Letter from President Summers on women and science,
January 19, 2005
- Letter to the Harvard community regarding the tsunami, January 6, 2005
2004
- Remarks at the New Members of Congress Program, Cambridge, November 30, 2004
- Universities and the Economic Future of Massachusetts: Remarks at Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Boston, November 19, 2004
- Every child getting ahead: Remarks at the College Board Forum, Chicago, November 1, 2004
- Letter to international students, October 29, 2004
- 20th Anniversary of the Humanities Center, October 10, 2004
- Widener Library Celebration Dinner, October 1, 2004
- Widener Library Rededication Ceremony, October 1, 2004
- Human Rights at Harvard Reception, September 27, 2004
- Morning Prayers address, September 20, 2004
- Opening Exercises for the Class of 2008, September 12, 2004
- Remarks at the fourth annual Boston Prostate Cancer Walk, Boston, June 20, 2004
- Commencement Address 2004, Cambridge, June 10, 2004
- Remarks at ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, Cambridge, June 9, 2004
- Update on Allston planning,, June 4, 2004
- Remarks at the opening reception for the Crimson Summer Academy, Cambridge, May 9, 2004
- Presentation of the 2004 Harvard Arts Medal to Yo-Yo Ma '76, Cambridge, May 9, 2004
- Remarks at Conference on Biomedical Innovation and Health Care Spending, Boston, April 28, 2004
- Fourth Annual Marshall J. Seidman Lecture on Health Policy, Boston, April 27, 2004
- Remarks at United Ways of New England Annual Luncheon Meeting, Boston, April 27, 2004
- Remarks at Harvard Stem Cell Institute Inaugural Symposia, Cambridge, April 23, 2004
- Remarks at Spring Members' Meeting of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, April 22, 2004
- Letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell, April 19, 2004
- Letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, April 19, 2004
- Remarks on 50th Anniversary Celebration of Brown v. Board of Education, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, April 13, 2004
- Remarks on 10th Anniversary of the Social Enterprise Initiative, Harvard Business School, Boston, April 7, 2004
- Remarks at United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago, Chile, March 30, 2004
- Remarks at Harvard Alumni Association reception, Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile, March 30, 2004
- Remarks at American Council on Education: 'Higher Education and the American Dream', Miami, February 29, 2004
- Remarks at Harvard Club of Southern California, Pasadena, California, February 3, 2004
- Remarks at Life Sciences Conference: Experimentation in Complex Systems, Boston, January 30, 2004
- President's message about Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 19, 2004
2003
- Remarks at London School of Economics: 'Europe and America in the 21st century', London, November 13, 2003
- Remarks at panel discussion: 'Public Health Crisis in Africa: How May Harvard Help?', Boston, October 28, 2003
- Remarks to the Harvard College Fund Assembly, Boston, October 25, 2003
- Remarks during Freshman Parents Weekend, Cambridge, October 24, 2003
- Remarks at inaugural meeting of Harvard School of Public Health Leadership Council, Boston, October 21, 2003
- President's letter to the Harvard Community on Allston planning, October 21, 2003
- Remarks at Chicago Economic Club, Chicago, Illinois, October 14, 2003
- Remarks at Black Alumni Weekend, Cambridge, October 4, 2003
- 'Learning With Excitement' Conference, Cambridge, October 3, 2003
- Divinity School Financial Aid Initiative Kickoff, Cambridge, October 2, 2003
- Reception for Human Rights at Harvard, Cambridge, September 29, 2003
- Dedication of the New Research Building, Harvard Medical School, September 24, 2003
- Remarks at South Asia Conference, Harvard University, September 18, 2003
- Morning Prayers address, Memorial Church, September 15, 2003
- Remarks at the Massachusetts Life Sciences Summit, Boston, September 12, 2003
- Statement on the second anniversary of September 11th, Cambridge, September 9, 2003
- Statement regarding Supreme Court decisions on university admissions, Cambridge, June 23, 2003
- Remarks for launch of the Broad Institute, Cambridge, June 19, 2003
- Commencement Address, Cambridge, June 5, 2003
- Statement at ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, Cambridge, June 4, 2003
- Remarks to the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, Cambridge, April 30, 2003
- Statement on the Patriot Act and academic freedom, April 8, 2003
- Message from President Summers, March 20, 2003
- Remarks at Harvard Administrators Forum, Cambridge, February 20, 2003
- Message About Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 17, 2003
2002
- Letter Regarding regarding Scholars at Risk, December 5, 2002
- Statement Regarding Invitation to Tom Paulin, November 20, 2002
- Nieman Narrative Journalism Conference, Cambridge, November 10, 2002
- Remarks at Resources for the Future's 50th Anniversary Symposium, Washington, D.C., October 15, 2002 (
video of speech)
- Harvard College Fund Assembly, Boston, October 12, 2002
- 50th Anniversary Celebration of the U.S.-Japan Fulbright Exchange, Cambridge, September 21, 2002
- Remarks in honor of Dudley Herschbach, Cambridge, September 21, 2002
- Convocation of the Divinity School, Cambridge, September 18, 2002
- Morning Prayers address, Cambridge, September 17, 2002
- Observance of September 11, Cambridge, September 11, 2002
- Harvard University Statement of Values, August, 2002
- Statement Regarding Violence at Hebrew University, August 2, 2002
- Commencement Address, Cambridge, June 6, 2002
- ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, Cambridge, June 5, 2002
- Baccalaureate Address, Cambridge, June 4, 2002
- Statement Regarding Commencement Speech, May 29, 2002
- Statement Regarding Petition "for Divestment from Israel", May 16, 2002
- Peking University, Peking, China, May 14, 2002
- Harvard Club of Boston Annual Dinner, Boston, March 26, 2002
- John Harvard Society, Cambridge, March 25, 2002
- New York Public Library, New York City, March 20, 2002
- Bauer Laboratory Dinner, Cambridge, March 4, 2002
- Bauer Laboratory Plaque Dedication, Cambridge, March 4, 2002
- Harvard Club Annual Awards Dinner, Chicago, March 3, 2002
- Harvard Business School Board of Directors of Associates, Allston, February 22, 2002
- Statement on Knowles Transition, February 11, 2002
- Statement Regarding University Employment and Contracting Policies, January 31, 2002
- The Harvard Community in Japan, Tokyo, Japan, January 28, 2002
- Harvard Club Annual Dinner, New York City, January 25, 2002
- Remarks at After School Initiative event, Cambridge, January 9, 2002
- Statement on diversity at Harvard University, January 2, 2002
2001
- Statement on Report of Harvard Committee on Employment and Contracting Policies, December 19, 2001
- Grandberg Lecture in Primary Care, Boston, November 29, 2001
- Clinton introductory speech, Cambridge, November 19, 2001
- Remarks at Football Banquet, Boston, November 19, 2001
- Remarks at President's Associates Dinner, New York, November 16, 2001
- President's Weekend Dinner remarks (Education School), Cambridge, November 2, 2001
- Harvard College Fund Assembly Speech, Allston, October 27, 2001
- Remarks at Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, October 26, 2001
- Remarks at Public Service Awards Dinner, Cambridge, October 26, 2001
- President's Installation Address, Cambridge, October 12, 2001
- Remarks to Yale Tercentennial, New Haven, Connecticut, October 5, 2001
- Morning Prayers address, Cambridge, September 21, 2001
- Letter to the Harvard community, Harvard Gazette, September 13, 2001
- Freshman Orientation address, September 2, 2001
- Letter to the Harvard community regarding the tsunami, January 6, 2005
- Letter to international students, October 29, 2004
- Update on Allston planning, June 4, 2004
- Letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell, April 19, 2004
- Letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, April 19, 2004
- President's message about Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 19, 2004
- President's letter to the Harvard Community on Allston planning, October 21, 2003
- Statement on the Patriot Act and academic freedom, April 8, 2003
- Message from President Summers, March 20, 2003
- Message About Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 17, 2003
- Letter Regarding regarding Scholars at Risk, December 5, 2002
- Statement Regarding Invitation to Tom Paulin, November 20, 2002
- Harvard University Statement of Values, August, 2002
- Statement Regarding Violence at Hebrew University, August 2, 2002
- Statement Regarding Commencement Speech, May 29, 2002
- Statement Regarding Petition "for Divestment from Israel", May 16, 2002
- Statement on Knowles Transition, February 11, 2002
- Statement Regarding University Employment and Contracting Policies, January 31, 2002
- Statement on diversity at Harvard University, January 2, 2002
- Statement on Report of Harvard Committee on Employment and Contracting Policies, December 19, 2001
- Letter to the Harvard community. Harvard Gazette, September 13, 2001
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