Part Ⅰ Inaugural Addresses 1
1.Inaugural Address of Dr.Amy Gutmann 1
2.Installation Address of Professor Stephen J.Toope 7
3.Chancellor Birgeneau's Inaugural Address 18
4.Rev.John I.Jenkins'Inaugural Address 27
Part Ⅱ Speeches at Ceremonies 37
1.Houston and the World 37
2.UCLA and the Future of Public Higher Education 43
3.The Address of Henry S.Bienen 56
Part Ⅲ Addresses to Freshmen 63
1.Baccalaureate Address to the Class of 2006 63
2.2006 New Student Convocation 67
3.Remarks of Welcome to New Students and Parents 72
4.Columbia University Commencement Address 78
Part Ⅳ Addresses to Graduates and Alumni Association 85
1.Remarks by President James Wright 85
2.Remarks by President Harold T.Shapiro 91
3.The Future:of Graduate Studies in Cambridge 96
Part V Speeches at Conferences and Forums 106
1.Private Higher Education:Opportunities and Challenges 106
2.Remarks at Leadership 2006:Women/Leadership Conference 113
3.Service Learning:a Key Component in University Engagement 119
4.Reform,Innovation,and Economic Growth 127
5.The University in the Global Age:A View from MIT 135
6.President's Remarks by David W.Leebron 143
7.The Will and the Way:Politics of Inclusion Conference Keynote 149
8.Values,Leadership and Change 159
9.Challenges for Higher Education—an Australian Perspective 166
10.Keynote Address in Chinese-Foreign University Presidents'Forum 171