Speeches

Association of American Law Schools Annual MeetingWashington, D.C. Introduction In 1932, an economist, a political scientist, and a lawyer walked into the New York governor’s mansion … I promise this isn’t the start of a bad joke. The governor, in this case, was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and the three visitors were Columbia professors Adolf Berle, Rexford Tugwell, and Raymond Moley. With the nation reeling...

555 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. As prepared Good evening everyone. Welcome to all our friends and leaders, including former SAIS deans Jessica Einhorn and Stephen Szabo, and the members of the Nitze family with us this evening, to Director of SAIS Europe Mike Plummer, and Co-Director of Hopkins Nanjing Adam Webb, alumni, and supporters from SAIS and the broader community. Your presence here this evening...

Ralph O’Connor Recreation Center As prepared Thank you, Vice Provost Phillips. Thanks, Joshua and Aspen for your words and to Archipelago Project, the Sirens and the AllNighters for their great performances. And thanks to the entire Orientation team for doing such a phenomenal job! And to Trustee Stromberg for sharing his thoughts and for so much more that he does as a dedicated son of Hopkins. Now, without any further...

New York Historical Society I am delighted to gather with you all in a place that celebrates the people and events that made New York the extraordinary metropolis it is. Exactly two weeks ago, the Johns Hopkins class of 2019 crossed the stage at their commencement in Baltimore to join ranks with so many of you in this room—our wonderful alumni! As is tradition, they were joined by an exceptional group of men and women who...

Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore As prepared To our honorary degree recipients, 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 2019! You have made it! You have evolved from your first timid steps around the Johns Hopkins seal to the people you are today. You are wiser....

Rising to the Challenge Campaign CloseRalph O’Connor Recreation CenterJohns Hopkins University Thank you, Jeff, and Dave, for your extraordinary leadership and friendship and your support for the milestone we mark tonight as for so many other endeavors that we have undertaken together. 121 years ago, on the afternoon of January 2, 1897, a group of our university leaders, trustees, and faculty – including our...

Remarks for President Ronald J. DanielsReinventing Our Communities: Investing In OpportunityAs prepared Thank you, Mayor Pugh. Welcome to our distinguished guests, our colleagues and leaders from civic and community organizations, academia, philanthropies, and industry in cities across the country. I share Mayor Pugh’s sentiment of appreciation that you are convening here in our hometown of Baltimore....

Remarks by President Ronald J. DanielsJohns Hopkins UniversityConvocationRalph O’Connor Recreation CenterAs prepared Thank you, Vice Provost Phillips. Thanks, Noh for your welcome and to Archipelago Project, the Sirens and the AllNighters for their great performances. And thanks to Allison and the entire orientation team for doing such a phenomenal job! And to Trustee Bahija Jalal for giving so generously...

Disrupting Polarization: The Work of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Instituteat Johns Hopkins UniversityStavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens, Greece On the evening of April 4, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy, then a candidate for the United States Presidency, was flying to the city of Indianapolis to deliver a speech. It was to be a regular campaign stop. But when the plane landed, an aide rushed up...

Remarks for Ronald J. DanielsJohns Hopkins University Commencement[As prepared] To our honorary degree recipients, 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 2018! I’ll confess, I look forward to graduation every year as a moment to celebrate the many...