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− | Speakers at recent [[Columbia College]] class days have been controversial. In [[2006]], Senator [[John McCain]] spoke, and many were upset that he did not represent the political beliefs of most CC students. [[Matthew Fox]], a star of TV's ''Lost'', | + | Speakers at recent [[Columbia College]] class days have been controversial. In [[2006]], Senator [[John McCain]] spoke, and many were upset that he did not represent the political beliefs of most CC students. [[Matthew Fox]], a star of TV's ''Lost'', was the speaker for [[2007]], and was seen as an underwhelming or inappropriate choice for such a serious occasion, although his speech turned out well-received. |
== Class Day speakers == | == Class Day speakers == |
Revision as of 07:13, 17 May 2007
Class Day is like graduation, but not really (Commencement, at which students are formally conferred their degrees, is held on a separate day). These celebrations, held for each of Columbia's undergraduate schools, feature keynote speakers (usually alumni), and an occasion for students to have their names called out and walk across the stage. Their existence forces students' parents to spend an extra day or two dealing with their children's commencement.
Speaker controversies
Speakers at recent Columbia College class days have been controversial. In 2006, Senator John McCain spoke, and many were upset that he did not represent the political beliefs of most CC students. Matthew Fox, a star of TV's Lost, was the speaker for 2007, and was seen as an underwhelming or inappropriate choice for such a serious occasion, although his speech turned out well-received.
Class Day speakers
Undergraduate School Speakers
Year | Columbia College | SEAS | General Studies | Barnard College |
2007 | Matthew C. Fox C '89 | Santiago Calatrava Parent '06, '07 | Deborah Marshall, GS '79 | Anna Deavere Smith |
2006 | John McCain Parent '07 | Raymond P. Daddazio E '75 | Antonio Luis Freitas GS '97 | Francine du Plessix Gray BC '52 |
2005 | Robert Kraft C '63 | Mynoon Doro E '73 | Michael Margitich, GS '99 | |
2004 | Tony Kushner C '78 [1] | Savio Tung E '73 | ||
2003 | George Stephanopoulos C '82 [2] | Michael Massimino E '84 [3] | ||
2002 | David J. Stern L '66 [4] | Jeffrey Bleustein [5] | ||
2001 | David Boies | R. W. Apple, Jr GS '61 | ||
2000 | Brian Dennehy C '60 | |||
1999 | Claire Shipman C '86 | David E. Shaw | ||
1998 | Judge Joseph A. Greenaway C '78 | Norman R. Augustine | Joyce Purnick BC '67 | |
1997 | Jonathan Kozol | David Marks | Anna Quindlen BC '74 | |
1996 | Robert E. Rubin | Y.D. Kim | Joseph Califano | |
1995 | Tom Brokaw | Samuel L. Higginbottom C '43, E '43 | Madeleine K. Albright GSAS '68, SIPA '76 | |
1994 | Fritz Stern | Eleanor Baum | Sheila E. Widnall | |
1987 | Charles S. Robb |