In this Book
- Forever New: The Speeches of James Wright, President of Dartmouth College, 1998–2009
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Dartmouth College Press
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The collected speeches of Dartmouth’s sixteenth president
Jim Wright is an unabashed optimist. Reading his speeches, it doesn’t take long to see that he believes in the fundamental values that shaped the American republic: opportunity and accessibility, individuality and a shared sense of community. He carried this idealism into his presidency of Dartmouth College and, indeed, throughout his career as teacher and historian.
At heart, Jim Wright was always a teacher. His election to the presidency of Dartmouth College gave him the opportunity not only to lead the college he loved, but also to use the presidency as a bully pulpit to encourage his students to make a positive difference in the world. The speeches gathered in this collection, particularly the annual convocation and commencement addresses, illustrate that calling. It is in these addresses that he was the most intentional about his goals and his aspirations for Dartmouth, for the Dartmouth faculty, and ultimately for Dartmouth students.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. ix
- Introduction
- pp. xi-xxiv
- Part I: Appointment as President of Dartmouth College
- September 21, 1999
- pp. 24-30
- September 19, 2000
- pp. 31-34
- September 24, 2001
- pp. 35-39
- September 24, 2002
- pp. 40-45
- September 23, 2003
- pp. 46-53
- September 21, 2004
- pp. 54-59
- September 20, 2005
- pp. 60-64
- September 19, 2006
- pp. 65-69
- September 25, 2007
- pp. 70-73
- September 23, 2008
- pp. 74-78
- Part III: Selected Speeches on Various Topics, 1999-2009
- Remarks to the Alumni Council, May 18, 2001
- pp. 109-113
- Remarks to the Alumni Council, May 2, 2003
- pp. 121-128
- Honoring Veterans, October 6, 2007
- pp. 170-171
- Part IV: Commencement Addresses, 1999-2009
- pp. 199-201
- June 13, 1999
- pp. 202-204
- June 11, 2000
- pp. 205-207
- June 10, 2001
- pp. 208-210
- June 9, 2002
- pp. 211-213
- June 8, 2003
- pp. 214-216
- June 13, 2004
- pp. 217-219
- June 12, 2005
- pp. 220-221
- June 11, 2006
- pp. 222-223
- June 10, 2007
- pp. 224-226
- June 8, 2008
- pp. 227-229
- June 14, 2009
- pp. 230-232
- Part V: Farewell
Additional Information
ISBN
9781611683332
Related ISBN(s)
9781611683325
MARC Record
OCLC
818317941
Pages
276
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
Yes