Speeches & Writings
See also: Columns in Stanford magazine
| Stanford’s Commitment to Faculty Diversity: A Reaffirmation, April 19, 2007 |
| Statement Regarding Virginia Tech Tragedy by Stanford President John Hennessy, April 17, 2007 |
| Look
to future of women in science and engineering: February
11, 2005 An open letter by President Hennessy, Susan Hockfield (president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Shirley Tilghman (president of Princeton University). |
| Convocation
remarks: September 20, 2004 President Hennessy welcomes the incoming Class of 2008 at the 114th Opening Day Convocation. |
| Concluding remarks at 113th Commencement, June 13, 2004 |
| Convocation
remarks: September 18, 2003 President Hennessy welcomes the incoming Class of 2007 at the 113th Opening Day Convocation. |
| The
rights and privileges of education bring a responsibility: June 15, 2003 A speech to new graduates at Stanford's 112th Commencement. |
| Pursuing
academic excellence in challenging economic times:
May 1, 2003 Remarks at the annual meeting of the Academic Council. |
| 'The
War in Iraq':
March 31, 2003 President Hennessy's statement on the war in Iraq |
| 'Going
Forward: The Challenges Ahead After A Year of Change':
April 18, 2002 President Hennessy's annual State of the University address |
| 'Students,
you represent our best hope': Sept. 21, 2001 President Hennessy's welcome to new students |
| 'A
great injustice has been committed': Sept. 14, 2001 President Hennessy's comments at a campus memorial service honoring those killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks |
| 'I
hope that you leave this campus with a strong reservoir of the Stanford spirit':
June 17, 2001 A speech to new graduates at Stanford's 110th Commencement |
| 'A
more diverse faculty enhances the breadth, depth, and quality of our research
and teaching': June 1, 2001 Hennessy, Etchemendy enumerate steps to diversify faculty |
| Taking
Stock: Five Continuing Successes - and Five Challenges for the Future: March
2001 Remarks at the annual meeting of the Academic Council |
| A
Report on Undergraduate Education: Jan. 2001 President Hennessy's essay in the 2000 Annual Report |
| Stanford
in the 21st Century: Oct. 20, 2000 President Hennessy's address at his inauguration as Stanford's 10th president |
| Convocation
Address: Sept. 22, 2000 A welcome to new students |
| 'Freedom
of scholarly inquiry is our greatest privilege': Apr. 5, 2000 Remarks by President Hennessy at his announcement as Stanford's 10th president |