President Peter Salovey and Yale College Dean Mary Miller welcomed the Class of 2017 to campus at the Freshman Assembly in Woolsey Hall on Aug. 24.
The members of the Class of 2017 were formally welcomed to campus at the Freshman Assembly held Aug. 24 in Woolsey Hall. To the President’s and Dean’s advice, watch the video above, or link to the text of their speeches below.
“It is my hope — indeed my conviction — that you will continue to ensure that the dream of a better life will be woven permanently into the fabric of our societies around the world.”
“Any of these things—a work of art, a verse, a formula—compresses vast amounts of information and thought, as well as history. Your task, your opportunity, here at Yale and in life is to stop, to screen out all other distractions, so that you can study, investigate, discover, and interpret each one in light of your understanding.”
