Al Gore named Harvard’s Class Day speaker
A dedicated public servant, Nobel laureate, and preeminent leader in addressing the challenges of climate change, Al Gore ’69, L.L.D. ’94, has been selected by the Harvard College Class of 2019 to address the graduating seniors as part of the annual Class Day celebration on May 29, the day before Harvard’s 368th Commencement. “It is an absolute honor to be able to welcome Al Gore as our Class Day speaker,” said Cleanna Crabill ’19, program marshal and co-chair of the speaker selection committee. “For more than four decades of service he has modeled leadership based on civic duty, commitment to the public good, and a persistent, forward-looking vision. What’s more, he has shown us the necessity of being a proactive citizen of the planet. We are unbelievably excited to have a speaker who has consistently challenged the moral imagination and continues the call to action for the most imminent issues of our future.” Gore’s long...