Speeches and Commentary: 2002–2006

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2006

Joint Statement on Stem Cell Research Legislation
(December 20, 2006)

Restructuring the Right Way
(Op-Ed, December 19, 2006)

Collaboration Is Key to Scientific Progress
(Op-Ed, December 5, 2006)

A Great Institution, and a Great Team
(November 19, 2006)

Statement on the Passing of Milton Friedman, Rutgers College Class of 1932
(November 17, 2006)

Rutgers' Mission: Dedication to Excellence
(Op-Ed, November 10, 2006)

Testimony for the Legislative Task Force on Higher Education
(November 9, 2006)

Acceptance of Motolinsky Foundation Award
(November 5, 2006)

Annual Address:

Dealing with Adversity, Declaring Our Ambitions
(September 16, 2006)

He Loved and Lived Well:
Remembering My Father
(Rutgers Magazine, Fall 2006)

Statement on Governor Corzine’s Economic Development Plan
(September 7, 2006)

Heart of the Matter
Reconnecting Students and Faculty
(Rutgers Magazine, Spring 2006)

Statement Regarding College Avenue Campus Design Competition
(April 3, 2006)

Rutgers Is Key to Meeting the Challenges of a Technology Economy
(Op-Ed, March 2006)

Renewing Rutgers’ Commitment to Students
(Op-Ed, March 9, 2006)

Announcement of Undergraduate Education Recommendations
(March 7, 2006)

Leaving Opportunities Behind
The Message Couldn’t Be Clearer: Rutgers Still Has Work to Do
(Rutgers Magazine, Winter 2006)

Inauguration of Dr. Mast as President of New Brunswick Theological Seminary
(January 28, 2006)

2005

A Bold Idea
Transforming undergraduate education on our largest campus
(Rutgers Magazine, Fall 2005)

Annual Address:

A Year of Transformation
(September 15, 2005)

New Jersey State Conference of NAACP
(June 11, 2005)

Brain Drain
Too many of our top students leave the state—and never return
(Rutgers Magazine, Spring 2005)

The Real World
We are redefining what undergraduate education means at Rutgers
(Rutgers Magazine, Winter 2005)

Brain Drain Threatens New Jersey’s Economic Development
(Op-Ed, January 27, 2005)

Rutgers Makes No Apologies for Promoting Diversity
(Op-Ed, January 21, 2005)

2004

Rutgers’ Vision Links Academic Distinction with Service to New Jersey
(Op-Ed, September 30, 2004)

Annual Address:

A Special Class of Academic Opportunities
(September 10, 2004)

President McCormick on Dialogue 101 with Mary C. Regel (WCBS-FM)
(August 15, 2004)

Statement Regarding the State Budget for Fiscal Year 2005
(June 30, 2004)

Rutgers—Return on Investment
(Op-Ed, April 22, 2004)

Statement on The Medium
(April 22, 2004)

Statement Regarding the Proposed New Jersey State Budget for Fiscal Year 2005
(April 8, 2004)

Response to Editorial on Rutgers College of Nursing
(Op-Ed, March 31, 2004)

Remarks at Celebration of Paul Robeson Commemorative U.S. Postal Stamp
(February 27, 2004)

Statement on Stem Cell Research Institute
(February 24, 2004)

Remarks at Commemoration of Conklin Hall Takeover
(February 24, 2004)

2003

Annual Address:

Turning Challenges into Opportunities
(September 19, 2003)

Statement Regarding NJ Solidarity
(July 11, 2003)

Statement on State Budget Appropriations for FY2004
(July 1, 2003)

Statement on Supreme Court Affirmative Action Rulings
(June 23, 2003)

2003 University Commencement Remarks
(May 22, 2003)

Inaugural Address:

Affirming Our Values—Serving Our State
(April 13, 2003)

2002

Remarks to New Jersey State Senate
(December 16, 2002)

Remarks to New Jersey State Assembly
(December 12, 2002)