![]() ![]() When I was a kid on the south side of Chicago, every child was under the jurisdiction of every single adult on the block. A generation that acquires knowledge without ever understanding how that knowledge can benefit the community is a generation that is not learning what it means to be citizens in a democracy. These include the responsibility to be informed and discerning, to engage and to be a good steward. To be a citizen in a democratic society is to accept certain responsibilities in exchange for the rights and privileges of democracy itself. ![]() The larger purpose, especially in a democracy, is to prepare citizens. Because as important as your career or your job may be, there is more to quality education than preparing employees. You have been well-prepared in a range of disciplines and fields, but I hope you won't make the mistake some make about what all of that has been for. You have worked for, sacrificed for, hoped and prayed for, and most certainly paid for your several degrees, and I congratulate each and every one of you. It is good to be together and to be with you this morning to share briefly, I promise, in your milestone. Thank you, Chair Kranc and members of the Board of Trustees, President Liebowitz, and members of the faculty, administration and staff, distinguished guests, Reverend Clergy, proud parents and family and most especially graduates of the class of 2022. Deval Patrick delivered the keynote address at Brandeis University's 71st Commencement Exercises on May 22, 2022. Graduate Professional Studies (Online Programs)įormer Gov. Rabb School: Graduate Professional Studies ![]() Heller School for Social Policy and Management ![]()
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