哈佛大学新校长劳伦斯·巴科在最近发表了自己的就职演讲，引发了大家对于美国教育体系的思考。劳伦斯·巴科探讨了美国高等教育存在的机遇和挑战，重申了高等教育对于整个社会，乃至全世界的重要性。

哈佛大学最新演讲金句不断

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很荣幸能成为哈佛校长

I am deeply honored to assume the leadership of this wonderful institution, and proud that as the nation’s oldest university, Harvard has helped to shape the American system of higher education, which is magnificent in its independence, sweep, and diversity.

我很荣幸能够成为哈佛校长，带领大家一同前行。我也十分自豪能在美国历史最悠久的学校里面任职。哈佛大学为美国塑造了一个独立、优秀、有深度的高等教育系统。

高等教育让社会更加完整有秩序

We need, together, to reaffirm that higher education is a public good worthy of support and beyond that, a pillar of our democracy that, if dislodged, will change the United States into something fundamentally bleaker and smaller.

需要声明的是，高等教育是值得大家支持的公共利益。高等教育更是国民的精神支柱。如果这个支柱倒塌，美国将从根本上变得虚无飘渺。

Today, we have to embody and defend truth, excellence, and opportunity more than ever. We do this not to stave off our critics, but because these are the values that made our nation great.

今天，我们必须去捍卫真理和知识的尊严。我们这样做不是为了满足自己，而是使国家更加伟大。

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Here in Harvard Yard, we must embrace diversity in every possible dimension, because as Governor Baker said so eloquently, we learn from our differences and that includes ideological diversity.

在哈佛大学，我们能够体验多样化的教学和文化，因为正如州长贝克尔所说的那样，我们从差异中学习。这种差异包括了意识形态的多样、不同文化的差异性。

At the same time, it’s our responsibility to counter any current myths about the value of higher education and to continue telling children, in every corner of this nation and the world, the simple truth: that if they want to get ahead, education is the vehicle that will bring them there.

与此同时，我们有责任去抨击任何关于高等教育价值的诽谤，我们要告诉在这个国家和世界每一个角落的孩子一个简单的事实：如果你们想在社会中有所作为，教育就是进步的阶梯。

求真寄语：哈佛大学向来以高质量的教育闻名于世，也是许多学子一直向往的高等学府。越来越多的优秀中国学生选择前往美国留学。近年来美国本科申请留学的竞争不仅没有降低，反而越发的激烈。只有提前规划好美国本科留学，及早申请才能争取到更多留学美国的机会。