The best speech Vartan Gregorian ever gave The former Brown University presidentâs 2006 commencement address at Stanford University is a wonderful reminder that we are all part of a larger whole By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated April 19, 2021, 1 hour ago Email to a Friend Vartan Gregorian in New York on March 19, 2010.JOHN MARSHALL MANTELL/NYT If you have friends or relatives who would like their own free copy of this daily briefing about Rhode Island, tell them they can LEADING OFF Happy Monday and welcome to Rhode Map, your daily guide to everything happening in the Ocean State. Iâm Dan McGowan and I think all baseball games should be played at 11 a.m. Happy Patriotsâ Day! Follow me on Twitter