Baccalaureate Address

Derek Bok, Harvard University President Emeritus Kennedy School. Harvard president Derek Bok salutes the graduating seniors and reminds them that pursuing material values will not bring happiness; one needs ethical content in one’s work...

Photograph by Jim Harrison

Photograph by Jim Harrison

Derek Bok, Harvard University President Emeritus Kennedy School. Harvard president Derek Bok salutes the graduating seniors and reminds them that pursuing material values will not bring happiness; one needs ethical content in one’s work.

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