此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。哈佛大学校长福斯特在2020年毕业典礼英语演讲稿ItisalwaysapleasuretogreetaseaofalumnionCommencementafternoon;eventhoughmyroleisthatofthewarm-upactforthefeaturetocome.TodayIamespeciallyawareofthetreatwehaveinstoreasIlookoutonnotasea,butaveritableoceanofanticipation.Butitismycustomaryassignmentandprivilegetooffereachspringareporttothealumniontheyearthatisending.Andthiswasayearthatforanumberofreasonsdemandsspecialnote.”;Theworldistoomuchwithus”;;thelinesofWordsworth’swell-knownpoemechoedinmymindasIthoughtaboutmyremarkstoday,fortheworldhasintrudedonusthisyearinwaysweneverwouldhaveimagined.TheUniversityhadnotofficiallyclosedforadaysince1978.Thisyearitclosedthreetimes.Twiceitwasforcasesofextremeweather;firstforsuperstormSandyandthenforNemo,therecord-breakingFebruaryblizzard.ThethirdwasofcoursethedayofBoston’slockdownintheaftermathofthetragicMarathonbombings.Thiswasayearthatchallengedfundamentalassumptionsaboutlife’ssecurity,stabilityandpredictability.YetasIreflectedontheseintrusionsfromaworldsoverymuchwithus,IwasstruckbyhowweatHarvardaresoactivelyengagedinshapingthatworldandindeedinaddressingsomanyofthemostimportantandtryingquestionsthattheserecenteventshaveposed.Justtwoweeksago,climatescientistsanddisasterreliefworkersgatheredhereforatwo-dayconferenceco-sponsoredbytheHarvardHumanitarianInitiativeandtheHarvardUniversityCenterfortheEnvironment.TheycametoexploretheveryissuespresentedbySandyand此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。Nemoandtoconsiderhowacademicresearchersandworkersonthegroundcancollaboratemoreeffectively.ThisgatheringrepresentsjustoneexampleofthewiderangeofactivitiesacrosstheUniversitydedicatedtoaddressingthechallengesofclimatechange.Howcanweadvancethesciencethathelpsusunderstandclimatechange;andperhapsavertit?Howcanwedevisesolutions;fromnewtechnologiestoprinciplesofurbandesign;thatmightmitigateit?Howcanweenvisionthepublicpoliciestomanageandrespondtoit?Harvardisdeeplyengagedwiththebroadissuesofenergyandenvironment;offeringmorethan250coursesinthisarea,gathering225facultythroughourenvironmentcenteranditsprograms,enrolling100doctoralstudentsfrom7Schoolsandmanydifferentdisciplinesinagraduateconsortiumdesignedtobroadentheirunderstandingofenvironmentalissues.Ourfacultyarestudyingatmosphericcompositionandworkingtodeveloprenewableenergysources;theyareseekingtomanagerisingoceansandtoreimaginecitiesforaneraofincreasinglythreateningweather;theyarehelpingtofashionenvironmentalregulationsandinternationalclimateagreements.Sotheweatherisn’tsomethingthatsimplyhappensatHarvard,eventhoughitmayhaveseemedthatwaywhenwehadtoclosetwicethisyear.Itisafocusofstudyandofresearch,asweworktoconfronttheimplicationsofclimatechangeandhelpshapenationalandinternationalresponsestoitsextremes.WhenBostonexperiencedthetragedyoftheMarathonbombingslastmonth,thecityandsurroundingmunicipalitieswentintolockdownonApril19tohelpensurethecaptureoftheescapedsuspect,andHarvardrespondedinextraordinaryways.Withinourowncommunity,students,此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。facultyandstaffwentwellbeyondtheirordinaryresponsibilitiestosupportoneanotherandkeeptheUniversityoperatingsmoothlyandsafelyunderunprecedentedcircumstances...
