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View the complete ceremony of Northwestern University Commencement 2007.

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View the keynote address by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. (17:44)

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View the complete ceremony of Northwestern University Commencement 2006.

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View the keynote address by Senator Barack Obama. (23:59)

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View the complete ceremony of Northwestern University Commencement 2005.

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View the keynote address by Senator John McCain.

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View the complete event of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration from Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, featuring performances by the Northwestern Community Ensemble and Alice Millar Chapel Choir, and the Keynote Speech by Yolanda King, eldest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr.

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View the complete ceremony of Northwestern University Commencement 2004.

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View the keynote address by Tom Brokaw.

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View the complete ceremony of Northwestern University Commencement 2003.

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View the keynote address by Ambassador Wendy Chamberlin (SESP 1970).

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View the complete event of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance from Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, featuring performances by the Northwestern Community Ensemble and the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, a reading by Shayla Reaves, and the Keynote Speech by Dr. Cornel West.

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View Dr. Cornel West's Keynote Speech

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View the complete ceremony of Northwestern University's Commencement 2002. (RealPlayer Video--1:47:00)

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View the keynote address by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan at Northwestern University's Commencement 2002. (0:12:00)

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View a distinguished panel discuss, in plain English, the medical, ethical, and legal implications of stem cell research. Visit the Human Stem Cell Research Web site for more information.

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View the address by NU President Henry Bienen and a question-and-answer session moderated by Claudia Kunin, Chair, NU Staff Advisory Committee.

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View the address by Reverend Samuel "Billy" Kyles, pastor of the Monumental Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee; remarks by NU President Henry Bienen; Phillip L. Harris, Chair, Student Affairs Committee, NU Board of Trustees; Evanston Mayor Lorraine Morton; and performances by Kevin Maynor and the Northwestern Community Ensemble.

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Listen to Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr.'s speech (with RealPlayer)

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Listen to academic professionals in the areas of law, biology, philosophy, medicine, and public affairs speak to the public in plain English about the implications of the Human Genome Project.

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View the video (with RealPlayer) of the Northwestern University's 2001 Commencement.

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