Presidential Speeches & Statements

2012

July 19, 2012	Statement Regarding Yale-NUS College
May 20, 2012	Baccalaureate Address: Taking Responsibility Yale University

2011

September 11, 2011	Air Force ROTC Signing Ceremony Yale University
August 26, 2011	Freshman Address: Seeing the Big Picture Yale University
May 25, 2011	Yale and U.S. Navy ROTC Signing Yale University
May 21, 2011	Baccalaureate Address: What’s Next? Yale University
April 23, 2011	Greetings on the Occasion of the Tsinghua University Centennial Celebration Beijing, China
April 10, 2011	Yale-NUS College Launch Singapore
March 05, 2011	Why Colleges and Universities Matter American Council on Education

2010

September 23, 2010	Why Hopkins Has Survived for 350 Years Hopkins School
September 11, 2010	Prospectus for a Liberal Arts College in Singapore New Haven, CT
August 27, 2010	Freshman Address: Opportunity and Responsibility Yale University
May 22, 2010	Baccalaureate Address: Reclaiming Politics Yale University
February 17, 2010	Harnessing the Wind Guildhall, London, England
February 02, 2010	Yale 2010-11 Budget Update
January 31, 2010	The Rise of Asia’s Universities The Royal Society, London, England

2009

October 11, 2009	Annie Le Memorial Service Battell Chapel
September 13, 2009	Vigil for Annie Le Yale University, Cross Campus
September 09, 2009	Yale 2009-10 Budget Update
August 28, 2009	Freshman Address Yale University
May 23, 2009	Baccalaureate Address: The Economy and the Human Spirit Yale University
February 23, 2009	Yale Budget Update Yale University

2008

December 15, 2008	Budget Letter Yale University
November 16, 2008	Announcing the Yale India Initiative New Delhi, India
October 21, 2008	President Richard C. Levin Statement to Yale Community on the Financial Crisis Yale University
October 16, 2008	The University in Service to Society Honorary Degree Convocation, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
October 15, 2008	Leading by Example: From Sustainable Campuses to a Sustainable World Honorary Degree Convocation - Waseda University Tokyo, Japan
October 14, 2008	Collaboration in the Shifting Knowledge Economy Special Plenary Lecture, World Knowledge Forum 2008, Seoul, South Korea
August 29, 2008	Freshman Address: Your Time of Opportunity Yale University
May 24, 2008	Baccalaureate Address: Life on a Small Planet Yale University
May 07, 2008	The Role of Not-for-Profit Universities Gala Dinner – Goulandris Museum of Natural History
May 05, 2008	The University in Service to Society Costis Palamas Hall, Athens University
May 05, 2008	The Internationalization of the University Athens, Greece
April 15, 2008	The American Research University and the Global Agenda Foreign Policy Association
April 06, 2008	Statement: Tibet
April 02, 2008	Committee on the Environment and Public Works: Testimony
February 17, 2008	Statement: The Report of the Study Group to Consider New Residential Colleges
January 20, 2008	Leading by Example: From Sustainable Campuses to a Sustainable World Climate Lecture Series, University of Copenhagen
January 17, 2008	Statement: Commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr.

2007

August 31, 2007	Freshman Address: The Questions that Matter Yale University
August 06, 2007	Statement: British University and College Union Boycott
May 26, 2007	Baccalaureate Address: Journeys Yale University
May 22, 2007	Confronting China’s Challenges Asia Society, Hong Kong
March 08, 2007	Welcome Remarks at the Japan and the World: Domestic Politics and How the World Looks to Japan’s Conference Yale University

2006

December 13, 2006	Statement: Hospital Election
November 07, 2006	Globalization and the University Poder Conference, Washington, D.C.
October 16, 2006	Amendment to the University's Equal Opportunity Statement
October 03, 2006	Remarks delivered at the Thematic Debate: UNESCO Executive Board Paris, France
September 29, 2006	Campaign Launch: Yale Tomorrow Yale University
September 11, 2006	Statement: Early Admissions
September 01, 2006	Freshman Address: Preparing for Global Citizenship Yale University
July 17, 2006	Keynote Address: Chinese-Foreign University Presidents’ Forum Shanghai, China
May 19, 2006	Baccalaureate Address: Curiosity, Independence, and Public Service Yale University
April 20, 2006	Introduction of President Hu Jintao Sprague Hall, Yale University
April 16, 2006	Statement: Yale's Special Student Programs

2005

November 28, 2005	Reform, Innovation, and Economic Growth University of Tokyo
November 10, 2005	Veterans Day Celebration Yale University
October 10, 2005	Statement: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy
September 23, 2005	Greetings on the Occasion of the Centennial Celebration Fudan University
September 22, 2005	Fudan University Centennial: Universities, Economic Growth, and Regional Development Fudan University
August 26, 2005	Freshman Address: Friendship and Individuality Yale University
May 20, 2005	Baccalaureate Address: Reviving Public Discourse Yale University
February 13, 2005	Dedication of the Ziff Center Stanford University
January 13, 2005	To Do Justice: Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Congregation Mishkan Israel, Hamden, CT
January 06, 2005	Patents In Global Perspective: Sir Purshotamdas Thakurdas Memorial Lecture Indian Institute of Banking and Finance, Mumbai, India
January 02, 2005	The Global University: Inauguration of the Fox International Fellowships Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

2004

August 27, 2004	Freshman Address: Back to School Yale University
August 03, 2004	Keynote Address: Chinese-Foreign University Presidents’ Forum Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China
August 02, 2004	Yung Wing 150th Anniversary Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China

2003

November 13, 2003	Remarks at Peking University Peking University
November 11, 2003	Creating Global Universities: From Student Exchanges to Collaboration Beijing, China
November 09, 2003	Conference on Sino-U.S. Educational Exchange Fudan University
October 10, 2003	Freshmen Address: Encountering New Perspectives Yale University
May 23, 2003	Baccalaureate Address: Confronting Uncertainty Yale University
May 14, 2003	The Global University Yale Club of Korea, Seoul, Korea
March 21, 2003	Statement: The Nation at War
February 25, 2003	Rethinking College Admissions: NAIS Annual Meeting New York, New York
January 29, 2003	Universities and Cities: The View from New Haven Inaugural Colloquium, Case Western Reserve University
January 21, 2003	The Global University Yale Club of France, Paris, France

2002

September 10, 2002	Remarks at the Ceremony of Remembrance and Reflection Cross Campus, Yale University
August 30, 2002	Freshman Address: Welcome to Yale Yale University
May 25, 2002	Baccalaureate Address: Thinking about September 11 Yale University
January 21, 2002	Remarks on Martin Luther King Day Woosley Hall, Yale University

2001

October 11, 2001	Inauguration of Lawrence Summers Harvard University
October 04, 2001	Tercentennial Convocation Address Yale University
September 27, 2001	Inauguration of Shirley Tilghman Princeton University
September 10, 2001	Remarks at the University Vigil Cross Campus, Yale University
August 31, 2001	Freshman Address: Beginnings Yale University
May 19, 2001	Baccalaureate Address: China on My Mind Yale University
May 06, 2001	The Global University Peking University
May 05, 2001	The University As an Engine of Economic Growth Tsinghua University

2000

September 01, 2000	Freshman Address: Yale Time Yale University
May 25, 2000	Baccalaureate Address: Reflection on Revolution Yale University

1999

November 02, 1999	Remarks at the Chamber of Commerce Award Breakfast New Haven Chamber of Commerce
May 22, 1999	Baccalaureate Address: Beyond Community Service – The Nation and the Wider World Yale University

1998

May 23, 1998	Baccalaureate Address: The Task of Citizenship Yale University
April 22, 1998	Days of Remembrance: Keynote Address “Blessed is the Match...” Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol

1997

October 14, 1997	The University as Urban Citizen Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Breakfast
May 24, 1997	Baccalaureate Address: Taking the Next Step Yale University

1996

November 03, 1996	Preparing for Yale's Fourth Century Yale University
May 25, 1996	Baccalaureate Address: On Controversy Yale University
May 11, 1996	Dalton Lecture: The Future of the American University Manchester College, Oxford

1995

May 09, 1995	Our Universities and Our Common Wealth Commonwealth Club of California

1993

October 01, 1993	Inaugural Address: Beyond the Ivy Walls: Our University in the Wider World Yale University