Opening Exercises, Class of 2011

President Drew Gilpin Faust welcomed first-year students at the College in a ceremony at Sanders Theatre on Sunday, September 9...

President Drew Gilpin Faust welcomed first-year students at the College in a ceremony at Sanders Theatre on Sunday, September 9...

President Drew Gilpin Faust welcomed first-year students at the College in a ceremony at Sanders Theatre on Sunday, September 9. Audio of the remarks by Michael D. Smith, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and by President Faust, is excerpted below; a transcript of Faust’s speech is posted at www.president.harvard.edu. Audio of the entire program, including music by the Holden Choirs and the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College, is also posted here.

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