Forever New: The Speeches of James Wright, President of Dartmouth College, 19982009 [Hardcover]

Jim Wright is an unabashed optimist. Reading his speeches, it doesnt 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.

SHEILA CULBERT is the Head of the Loomis Chaffee School in Connecticut and former senior assistant to President James Wright.

Acknowledgments Introduction by Sheila Culbert APPOINTMENT AS PRESIDENT OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Remarks following the Announcement by the Board of Trustees, April 6, 1998 Dartmouth: Forever New, September 23, 1998 CONVOCATION ADDRESSES, 1999 - 2008 September 21, 1999 September 19, 2000 September 24, 2001 September 24, 2002 September 23, 2003 September 21, 2004 September 20, 2005 September 19, 2006 September 25, 2007 September 23, 2008 SELECTED SPEECHES ON VARIOUS TOPICS, 1999 - 2009 Address to First-Year Students, September 15, 1999 Report to the General Faculty, October 18, 1999 Class of 1950 Reunion Luncheon, June 10, 2000 Libraries in the Cyber Age, July 12, 2000 Growing and Preserving: A Mutual Challenge, November 26, 2000 Remarks to the Alumni Council, May 18, 2001 Address Delivered at Beijing Normal University, October 10, 2002 Remlƒ”