Addresses and Articles
Our University has long advanced the idea that democracy depends on well-informed, public-minded citizens from all walks of life. Benjamin Franklin rightly believed that it was our job to educate students to become that kind of citizen. And educate Penn does, and does well.
— Dr. Amy Gutmann
Inauguration speech, October 15, 2004
2012-2013
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| Commencement | "A Rewarding Lifetime of Service" May 13, 2013 |
| Convocation | "Ready, Set, Engage!" September 4, 2012 |
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| Essay, Hastings Center Report, Volume 43, Issue 3, pages 15–18, May-June 2013 Issue | "Found Your DNA on the Web: Reconciling Privacy and Progress" May - June 2013 |
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Pennsylvania Gazette, May/June 2013 Issue, From College Hall |
"Penn: At Home in the World" May / June 2013 |
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Pennsylvania Gazette, Jan/Feb 2013 Issue, From College Hall |
"Over the River" January / February 2013 |
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Pennsylvania Gazette, Sept/Oct 2012 Issue, From College Hall |
"Engaging Minds by the Millions" September / October 2012
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2011-2012
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| Commencement | "Collaboration Generation" May 14, 2012 |
| Keynote Address, Spencer Foundation Conference | "What Makes a University Education Worthwhile?" October 5, 2011 |
| Convocation | "Navigating the Journey" September 6, 2011 |
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Pennsylvania Gazette, May/June 2012 Issue, From College Hall |
"A Global Approach to Scholarship" May / June 2012
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Pennsylvania Gazette, Jan/Feb 2012 Issue, From College Hall |
"Weaving an Ever Stronger Penn Family Fabric" January / February 2012
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| Op-Ed, New York Times | "How to Free Congress's Mind" November 29, 2011 |
| 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Commemoration Essay, Daily Pennsylvanian | "Creating a World of Greater Understanding" September 9, 2011 |
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Pennsylvania Gazette, Sept/Oct 2011 Issue, From College Hall |
"Walk, Bike, or Run - However you get there, you'll love Penn Park" September / October 2011
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| Welcome Back, Daily Pennsylvanian | "The University is Exemplified by Transformation" September 7, 2011 |
2010-2011
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| Commencement | "Four Fundamental Life Lessons from the Movies..." May 16, 2011 |
| Public Opening, Global Colloquium of University Presidents |
"Introduction of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon" April 4, 2011 |
| Keynote Address, National Constitution Center |
"Can We Talk? A Conversation about Civility and Democracy in America" March 26, 2011 |
| Navin Narayan Memorial Lecture, 50th Anniversary Celebration of Social Studies, Harvard University |
"Social Studies - Then and Now"September 25, 2010 |
| Convocation |
"Why Penn?"September 7, 2010 |
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Essay, Hastings Center Report, Volume 41, no. 4 (2011): 17-22. July-August 2011 |
"The Ethics of Synthetic Biology: Guiding Principles for Emerging Technologies"July-August 2011
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Pennsylvania Gazette, May/June 2011 Issue, From College Hall |
"Keeping Our Republic - Reviving a mindset conducive to compromise is essential, but it won't be easy"May / June 2011
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Op-Ed, Christian Science Monitor |
"Is there room for political compromise in an era of permanent campaigning?"January 4, 2011
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Pennsylvania Gazette, Jan/Feb 2011 Issue, From College Hall |
"New Doors to Invention-Student research projects develop critical skills—and could change the world"January / February 2011
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Perspectives in Politics, December 2010 |
"The Mindsets of Political Compromise"December 2010
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Pennsylvania Gazette, Sep/Oct 2010 Issue, From College Hall |
"Connection and collaboration build strong communities"September / October 2010
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2009-2010
| Addresses | |
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| Plenary Address | 8th Global Summit of National Bioethics Advisory Bodies, SingaporeJuly 27, 2010 |
| Commencement | "Imperfect Means and Meaningful Ends: Leading a Fulfilling Life after Penn"May 17, 2010 |
| Baccalaureate | "Fill our skies with your stars"May 16, 2010 |
| James A. Moffett Lecture, Center for Human Values, Princeton University | "Leading Universities in the 21st Century: Chances and Challenges"April 29, 2010 |
| Keynote Speech, Peking University | "From Co-Existence to Collaboration: Integrating Liberal arts and Professional Education"March 10, 2010 |
| Introductory Remarks at Tsinghua University | "Toward a Sustainable Future: Cross-Cultural Research and Technological Innovation"March 9, 2010 |
| Convocation | "Keeping Penn forever young and forever strong"September 8, 2009 |
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| Pennsylvania Gazette, May/June 2010 Issue, From College Hall | "Bilateral Pacts - The ties that bind Penn and China are growing tighter"May / June 2010 |
| Times of London | "Defying gravity: elite applications skyrocket as public bodies crash"February 11, 2010 |
| Pennsylvania Gazette, Jan/Feb 2010 Issue, From College Hall | "Food for Thought (and More): Serving up a new era of environmental responsibility"January / February 2010 |
| Pennsylvania Gazette, Sep/Oct 2009 Issue, From College Hall | "Ornamental and Essential: We need arts and culture to feel fully alive and to live as well as we can"September / October 2009 |
2008-2009
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| Commencement | "Answering the question - What Matters Most?"May 18, 2009 |
| Baccalaureate | "Questions from a Caterpillar"May 17, 2009 |
| Lecture Delivered in China at Shanghai Jiao Tong University | "A Roadmap for Global Education: Break Down Walls and Build Windmills"January 5, 2009 |
| Convocation | "Traveling Unconventional Paths"September 2, 2008 |
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| Published in the Wall Street Journal, May 6, 2009. | "College Presidents Pen Admissions Essays"May 6, 2009 |
| Pennsylvania Gazette, May/Jun 2009 Issue, From College Hall | "The Next Generation of Leaders: Increasing access fosters opportunities for Penn students to lead us forward"May / June 2009 |
| Pennsylvania Gazette, Jan/Feb 2009 Issue, From College Hall | "Sound Investments - These times will bring out the best in the Penn family"January / February 2009 |
| Handbook of Political and Civic Leadership, Sage Publications, forthcoming. | "Deliberative Democracy," with Dennis Thompson, in Richard Crouto, ed. |
| Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter, Eds., Urban Sustainability in the Twenty First Century, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008, ix-xii. | "Preface: Common Ground, Common Good," Growing Greener Cities (Link to a PDF copy here.) |
| Published in El Pais, Spanish Newpaper, October 31, 2008. | "Identity in Democracy"October 31, 2008 |
| Published in La Nación, Argentine Newpaper, September 1, 2008. | "Identity in Democracy"September 1, 2008 |
| Pennsylvania Gazette, Sep/Oct 2008 Issue, From College Hall | "Penn's Building Blocks - Why bricks-and-mortar matter"September / October 2008 |
| Deen Chatterjee, ed., Feminism, Multiculturalism and Group Rights (Oxford University Press, In Press, 2008). | "The Importance of Identity Politics: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" |
2007-2008
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| Commencement | "Changing the Political Climate"May 19, 2008 |
| Baccalaureate | "Pursuing Ideas Across all Boundaries"May 18, 2008 |
| Pullias Lecture, University of Southern California | "Great Expectations for Higher Education in the 21st Century"February 5, 2008 |
| Inauguration of Drew Gilpin Faust as Harvard University's 28th President | Greetings for Higher EducationOctober 12, 2007 |
| Meyerson Memorial | Memorial for Penn Emeritus President Martin MeyersonOctober 5, 2007 |
| Convocation | "Expand Your Horizons"September 4, 2007 |
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| Chronicle of Higher Education, May 23, 2008. | "Why Elite Colleges Have Sweetened Their Student-Aid Packages"May 23, 2008 |
| Pennsylvania Gazette, May/Jun 2008 Issue, From College Hall | "Making Gardens Bloom - More financial aid helps students, Penn, and the world"May / June 2008 |
| Pennsylvania Gazette, Jan/Feb 2008 Issue, From College Hall | "Ideals Embodied - Penn's faculty forms the core of a great teaching and research community"January / February 2008 |
| 2007 United Nations Secretary-General's Global Colloquium of University Presidents | "Scaling Up the Environmental Commitment and Contribution of Universities"November 28, 2007 |
| Pennsylvania Gazette, Sep/Oct 2007 Issue, From College Hall | "Opening Doors - Penn's College Houses let students choose their own adventure"September / October 2007 |
| Robert E. Goodin, Philip Pettit and Thomas Pogge, eds., A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy, Blackwell Publishing, 2007, pp. 521-531. | "Democracy" (Link to a PDF copy here) |
| Harvey Siegel, ed., Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Education, Oxford University Press, in press. | "Educating for Individual Freedom and Democratic Citizenship: In Unity and Diversity There Is Strength" |
| On Common Ground, Winter 2007, pp.16-17. | "The Penn Compact and the Teachers Institute" (Link to a PDF copy here) |
2006-2007
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| Commencement | "Taking the Environmental High Road"May 14, 2007 |
| Baccalaureate | "Amazing Grace"May 13, 2007 |
| Convocation | "Passionate Intensity"September 9, 2006 |
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| Statement Opposing Boycott of Israeli Academics | "Statement Opposing Boycott of Israeli Academics"June 26, 2007 |
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Pennsylvania Gazette, May/Jun 2007 Issue, From College Hall |
"Sustainable Dividends - At Penn, what's good for the environment pays off in other ways too"May / June 2007 |
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Pennsylvania Gazette, Jan/Feb 2007 Issue, From College Hall |
"A Great Year for Buildings - How five innovative spaces are transforming campus life and learning"January / February 2007 |
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Daedalus, Fall 2007 |
"The Lure and Dangers of Extremist Rhetoric"Fall 2007 |
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Newsday |
"Commentary"October 5, 2006 |
| The Washington Post | "Commentary"October 1, 2006 |
| Pennsylvania Gazette, Sept/Oct 2006 Issue, From College Hall | "Ever Stronger - From research to real estate, how Penn connects"September / October 2006 |
| André Ramos Tavares and Pedro Buck, eds., Revista Brasileira de Estudos Constitucionais RBEC, Editora Fórum, Ltda., Brazil, 2007, pp. 17-78. | "O que significa democracia deliberativa" (Link to a PDF copy here)January / March 2007 |
2005-2006
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| Commencement | "Magical Capacity for Inventiveness"May 15, 2006 |
| Baccalaureate | "Striving in the Spirit of Caring"May 14, 2006 |
| Association of American Universities (AAU) Fall Meeting | "Equity in Higher Education: The Unfinished"October 10, 2005 |
| Convocation | "Taking a Fantastic Road Trip"September 6, 2005 |
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| Pennsylvania Gazette, May/Jun 2006 Issue, From College Hall | "Building Global Bridges"May / June 2006 |
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Chronicle of Higher Education |
"Hidden Treasures on the Beaten Path"March 31, 2006 |
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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"For Franklin, generosity and prudence were partners - A call to continue his legacy of public service"January 17, 2006 |
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Pennsylvania Gazette, Jan/Feb 2006 Issue, "From College Hall" |
"Worthy Heirs?"January / February 2006 |
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Chronicle of Higher Education |
"Academic Freedom or Government Intrusion"September 9, 2005 |
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Pennsylvania Gazette, Sept/Oct 2005 Issue, From College Hall |
"Picturing Penn's Future"September / October 2005 |
| Richard W. Bauman and Tsvi Kahana, eds., The Least Examined Branch, Cambridge University Press, 2006, pp. ix-xiii. | "Forward: Legislatures in the Constitutional State," (Link to a PDF copy here) |
| Ronald J. Daniels, Donald F. Kettl and Howard Kunreuther, eds., On Risk and Disaster, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006, pp. vii-viii. | Forward (Link to a PDF copy here) |
| Susan Fuhrman and Marvin Lazerson, eds., The Public Schools, Oxford University Press, 2005, pp. 347-360. | "Afterword: Democratic Disagreement and Civic Education" (Link to a PDF copy here) |
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| Dr. Amy Gutmann with Dennis Thompson, Nelson-Hall: Chicago, IL, 1984. Fourth edition, Thomson Wadsworth, 2006. | "Ethics and Politics: Cases and Comments" |
2004-2005
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| Wesleyan University | Commencement AddressMay 22, 2005 |
| Commencement | "Pursuing the Answers to the World's Problems and Mysteries"May 16, 2005 |
| Baccalaureate | "Striving in the Spirit of Caring"May 15, 2005 |
| Annenberg Distinguished Lecture | "Deliberation in Education and the Media: Rising to the Challenge?"October 26, 2004 |
| Inaugural Address | "A Penn Compact"October 15, 2004 |
| Convocation | "Taking Intellectual Leaps"September 7, 2004 |
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| Pennsylvania Gazette, May/Jun 2005 Issue, From College Hall | "Building Bridges" (Relates to The Penn Compact)May / June 2005 |
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Pennsylvania Gazette, Jan/Feb 2005 Issue, From College Hall |
"A Sacred Trust" (Relates to The Penn Compact)January / February 2005 |
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Pennsylvania Gazette, Sept/Oct 2004 Issue, From College Hall |
"Why I Love Penn"September / October 2004 |
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Dr. Amy Gutmann with Peter Conn, ed., The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Penn Reading Project Edition, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005, ix-xii. |
"Preface: The Power of Values" (Link to a PDF copy here) |
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| Dr. Amy Gutmann with Dennis Thompson, Belknap Press of Harvard University Press: Cambridge, MA 1996. Chinese translation: People's Publishing House: Beijing, 2005. | "Democracy and Disagreement" |
| Dr. Amy Gutmann with Dennis Thompson, Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ, 2004. | "Why Deliberative Democracy?" |
| Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ, 1987. Japanese Translation: Dojidal Sha, 2004. | "Democratic Education" |
2003-2004
| (Prior to Penn Presidency) | |
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| February 20, 2004 | Acceptance of Trustee Nomination as President |
| January 22, 2004 | Nomination Press Conference Remarks |