Speeches

Remarks by President Ronald J. DanielsInaugural Richard Ekman Keynote Address in Higher Education | Council of Independent Colleges Presidents Institute Good morning! I am so sorry I’m not able to join you in person, but I am truly honored to be delivering the inaugural Richard Ekman Keynote Address. As so many in this room know, Richard Ekman led the CIC for more than two decades, cementing its role as a powerful...

Remarks by President Ronald J. DanielsWhat Universities Owe Democracy | New York Public Library

Remarks by President Ronald J. DanielsFacts, equity, and democracy  | Bloomberg American Health Summit Good morning, everyone. I’m delighted to join you for this year’s Bloomberg American Health Summit. COVID-19 has been described as history’s first “data-driven pandemic.” Even in the earliest days of the pandemic, data was amassing at a truly staggering rate, much of it generated by scientists...

Remarks by President Ronald J. DanielsConvocation for the Class of 2025 | Keyser Quad Thank you, Vice Provost Phillips. Thank you, too, to Kai, Mehak, and Trustee Mittal for your words, and also to the Octopodes, Sirens, and the AllNighters for their stellar performance. And thanks, of course, to the entire orientation team for doing such a phenomenal job at pulling off this event under truly extraordinary circumstances...

Remarks by President Ronald J. DanielsDemocracy Day | Shriver Hall Good afternoon. I am so pleased that we are able to gather here together for this colloquium on democracy and the purpose of engagement with its core ideas, values and practices. In a few minutes, I’ll turn the program over to my colleagues from the SNF Agora Institute and our faculty, who will—each in their own unique way and from their own disciplinary...

Remarks by President Ronald J. DanielsJohns Hopkins Commencement | Homewood Field Wow. Wow. Wow. I am just savoring this moment. We are all here. Together. On historic Homewood Field. With a spirit of celebration, gratitude and optimism, as we mark the 145th Commencement ceremony of Johns Hopkins University. And so, let us begin. To our alumni and trustees; to our faculty and staff; to our parents, family members and...

The following remarks were prepared for delivery at Ryerson University Good afternoon, everyone! I am delighted to join you today – I only wish I could join you in Toronto person. Thank you to John Beebe and all the students at Ryerson University who helped make this event possible. Almost three months ago, on January 6, we watched in horror as American citizens stormed the United States Capitol Building in Washington...

Recorded Oct. 28, 2020 | Broadcast Nov. 3, 2020The following remarks were prepared for delivery at the Times Higher Education Leadership & Management Summit Good morning, everyone. I’m delighted to be able to join you for today’s Leadership & Management Summit. On March 18 of this year, I sent a message to the Johns Hopkins University community announcing that due to the mounting...

Thank you, Vice Provost Phillips. And thank you to everyone who has worked tirelessly and imaginatively to make this program and orientation so special under such dramatically changed circumstances. Welcome—officially—to the great class of 2024, and to all of our extraordinary transfer students who are now and forever a part of the Hopkins community! I know this is not how you pictured your entry into college...

Remarks by President Ronald J. DanielsJohns Hopkins Virtual Commencement To our alumni and trustees, to our faculty and staff, to our parents, family members and friends; and most especially to our graduates, welcome to the Johns Hopkins University Commencement for the great Class of 2020! Traditionally, commencement is a time of optimism and possibility, of pomp and circumstance, as you line up by...