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The Graduation Speech Harvard Is Calling ‘The Most Powerful’ You’ll Ever Hear

It’s the speech Harvard University is calling “the most powerful, heartfelt” speech “you will ever hear.” Donovan Livingston, a master’s graduate at the university, was chosen by a committee of faculty, staff and students to speak at the School of Education’s convocation on Wednesday, a rep for Harvard told ABC News. Instead of a traditional speech, Livingston used spoken word,…

Report Urges College to Give More Weight to Applicants’ Community Involvement

(ABC News) — In a new report released this morning, a Harvard-based group is calling for colleges to change the application process to give greater importance to applicants’ community involvement. “Turning the Tide: Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good through College Admissions” — a report by Making Caring Common, a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education…