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Members of the Harvard Family: Here in the Yard is oneof the great collections of intellectual talent in theworld.
哈佛大家庭的成員們,這個院子里在場的人們,你們是全世界最有智力的人類群體之一。
For what purpose?
我們可以做些什么?
There is no question that the faculty, the alumni, the students, and the benefactors of Harvard haveused their power to improve the lives of people here and around the world. But can we do more?Can Harvard dedicate its intellect to improving the lives of people who will never even hear itsname?
毫無疑問,哈佛的老師、校友、學(xué)生以及哈佛的資助者,已經(jīng)用他們的能力改善了全世界各地人們的生活。但是,我們還能夠做更多嗎?哈佛的人們能將他們的智慧用來幫助那些甚至從來沒有聽到過"哈佛"這個名字的人嗎?
Let me make a request of the deans and the professors - the intellectual leaders here at Harvard:As you hire new faculty, award tenure, review curriculum, and determine degree requirements,please ask yourselves:
請允許我向各位院長和教授提出一個請求——你們是哈佛的智力領(lǐng)袖,當你們雇用新的老師、授予終身教職、評估課程、決定學(xué)位頒發(fā)標準的時候,請問你們自己如下的問題:
Should our best minds be dedicated to solving our biggest problems?
我們最優(yōu)秀的人才是否更加應(yīng)該致力于解決我們最大的問題?
Should Harvard encourage its faculty to take on the world's worst inequities? Should Harvardstudents learn about the depth of global poverty ... the prevalence of world hunger ... the scarcityof clean water ...the girls kept out of school ... the children who die from diseases we can cure?
哈佛是否應(yīng)該鼓勵它的老師去研究解決世界上最嚴重的不平等?哈佛的學(xué)生是否應(yīng)了解全球那些極端的貧窮......世界性的饑荒......清潔的水資源的缺乏......無法上學(xué)的女童......死于可治愈疾病的兒童?