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« 10 a.m.
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10:30

Honorary degrees are awarded. Haverford Board of Managers member Anjan K. Chatterjee ‘90 presents the Doctor of Humane Letters to Philadelphia community activist Iris Nydia Brown:

“What I have learned from her is that …If your goal is tranformation there a few things you need to keep in mind. Transformation is not easy, it does not happen over night and it does not happen in a straight line.”

Brown: “I am a gardener. I am a mother. I am a grandmother. I am a cook … I am always dreaming, I am a dreamer. I have many notebooks full of possibilities. But I did not dream of this…

… What I want to say to you: Please don’t be afraid. What this incredible honor means to me is that I need to start working even  harder …

This entry was posted on Sunday, May 17th, 2009 at 10:38 am by Eils Lotozo and is filed under News & Updates. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

One Response to “10:30”

  1. Nitza Sierra Says:
    May 24th, 2009 at 1:03 am

    I am the proud daughter of Iris N. Brown! What an HONOR! Thank you so much! It was beautiful!

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