Daniel Patrick Monynahan News Today

[ cheers and applause ] >> and heres the good news. what youve learned these four years is precisely what you need to face the challenges of this moment. first, you learned critical thinking. i can still remember the professors who challenged me to make decisions with good information, rigorous reasoning, real deliberation. i know we didnt have much of that in this past election, but we have to get back to it. after all, in the words of my predecessor in the senate, daniel patrick monynahan, eve...

Society. at their best, our colleges and universities are free marketplaces of ideas. embracing a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds. thats our country at our best too. an open, inclusive, diverse society is the opposite of an anecdote to a closed society where there is only one right way to think, believe, and act. here at wellesley youve worked hard to turn this ideal into a reality. youve spoken out against racism and sexism and discrimination of all kinds and youve shared our yo -- yo...