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VICTORIA PRINCE: As Marshal of the University,
it is my honor to declare open the proceedings
of the 531st Convocation of the University of Chicago.
ROBERT ZIMMER: These Convocations
allow students to be recognized and celebrated
for their achievements after completion of their studies.
MARIANNE BERTRAND: If you are graduating with an economics
degree, or a business degree, or really any degree,
I sure hope that you understand that misleading and cheating
should never be part of your job description.
Nothing good happens, either to our economy or society,
when businesses flourish because they cheat,
while other businesses struggle because they remain honest.
And yes, you have a choice.
You can exert voice.
Be an active agent for cultural change
when you see this culture lacking
at your place of employment.
You can also vote with your feet and exit if the culture is
not right and not fixable.
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YOUNG-KEE KIM: Through her leadership of the 3,000-member
trust collaboration at the CERN laboratory, Fabiola Gianotti,
an experimental particle physicist,
is considered to be the intellectual leader
in the search for and subsequent characterization of the Higgs
boson, one of the most sought-after objects
in scientific history.
BOZHI TIAN: Charles M. Lieber is best
known for defining several groundbreaking
paradigms of nanoscience that are now in wide use
within that research community.
FRED M. DONNER: Michael C.A. Macdonald
is the world's leading scholar of the early development
of Arabic as a language and of the pre-Islamic cultures
of Arabia.
TREVOR PRICE: Robert E. Ricklefs is one of the world's leading
figures in ecology.
By combining his experience as a naturalist, experimentalist,
and theoretician, he has built a powerful and influential
research program.
SALIKOKO S. MUFWENE: William S-Y. Wang
is an internationally renowned linguist whose scholarship
and academic impact have spanned North America, East
and Southeast Asia, Europe, and Australia.
He is a pioneer in the study of language evolution
and the emergence of new languages.
MICHAEL GLOTZER: Martin Baron is a leader
in investigative journalism whose
work reflects an unwavering commitment
to fact-based reporting around difficult or controversial
issues, the responsibility to inform the public,
and the protection of First Amendment rights
and the freedom of the press.
It is my honor to present the University of Chicago Benton
Medal to Martin Baron.
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DANIEL DIERMEIER: Each year, members of the University's
distinguished faculty are honored
for their exemplary skills and service as teachers.
Stuart Gazes, Senior Lecturer Department of Physics,
and the College, Undergraduate Program Chair,
Department of Physics.
Kimberly Kay Hoang, Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology, and the College
Boaz Keysar, Professor, Department
of Psychology and the College
Peggy Mason, Professor, Department of Neurobiology,
Committee on Neurobioloty, Grossman Institute
for Neuroscience, Quantitative Biology,
and Human Behavior, and the College.
And Nadine Moeller, Associate Professor
of Egyptian Archeology, Oriental Institute, Department
of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and the College
For the Faculty Award for Excellence
in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring--
Niall Atkinson, Associate Professor,
Department of Art History and the College
Rina Foygel Barber, Associate Professor,
Department of Statistics and the College
And John Brehm, Professor, Department of Political Science
and the College.
David Freedman, Professor, Department of Neurobiology,
Committee on Neurobiology, Committee
on Computational Neuroscience, Grossman Institute
for Neuroscience, Quantitative Biology, and Human Behavior;
and the College
And Susan Schreiner, Professor of the History of Christianity
and Theology, Divinity School and the College
Congratulations.
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ANNE WALTERS ROBERTSON: Mr. President, these students
have completed the program of studies prescribed
by the faculty of the Division of the Humanities
and the special programs approved by their departments.
I now have the honor to present them
as candidates for the degree of master of arts,
master of fine arts, or doctor of philosophy.
EDWARD W. KOLB: Candidates for the degree
of master of science or doctor of philosophy,
in programs in the Division of the Physical Sciences,
will please stand and be recognized.
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AMANDA WOODWARD: Mr. President, these students
have completed the program of studies prescribed
by the faculty in the Division of the Social Sciences
and the special programs approved by their departments.
I now have the honor to present them
as candidates for the degree of master of arts or doctor
of philosophy.
MADHAV V. RAJAN: The candidates for the degrees
of international master of business administration,
master of business administration,
or doctor of philosophy will please stand and be recognized.
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JOHN W. BOYER: May I ask the candidates
for the degree of bachelor of arts or bachelor of science
in programs in the College to stand up and be recognized.
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Mr. President, these students have
completed the prescribed program of undergraduate studies.
On behalf of the faculty of the college,
I now have the honor to present them
as candidates for the degree of bachelor of arts or bachelor
of science.
ROBERT ZIMMER: University of Chicago college class of 2018.
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By virtue of the authority delegated to me,
I confer upon you the degree of bachelor of arts or bachelor
of science and welcome you to the fellowship
of educated individuals.
Congratulations.
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