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Paula A. Johnson called on the new physicians and dentists to exercise “an important form of citizenship” by translating their scientific expertise… to uphold “Veritas” in an “atmosphere of mistrust.”

Professor Jennifer Chudy on the history of solidarity as a concept and call to action, from Roman law to Black Lives Matter, and a study into white Americans who feel sympathy with black Americans.

Tina Romero ’06, daughter of legendary zombie movie director George A. Romero, delivers a 'big gay zombie movie' in Queens of the Dead. The film is about a drag party upended by a zombie outbreak.

Increased endowment taxes could represent 10-20% of operating budgets for institutions, impacting “many aspects of what they do, including the availability of financial aid,” said Phillip Levine.

Yelyzaveta Zablotska ‘27: “We’re international students, not political pawns... But we must remember why we were drawn to this country in the first place: because it is a nation for dreamers.”

At Harvard Medical School and the School of Dental Medicine commencement, Paula A. Johnson called on graduates to be “citizen-physicians.” “To be able to heal confers an obligation to heal,” she said.

From an early age, U.S. Rep. Emily Randall ’08 of Washington state’s 6th Congressional District seemed destined to enter politics to fix what she viewed as wrongs in society.

“Never forget your power to improve a life — or a structure that affects many lives,” said Paula Johnson. “No matter which corner of medicine you chose as your own, you will help heal the world.”

Economist Phillip Levine estimated Yale’s tax bill could jump from $46 million currently to $691 million under the tiered plan. MIT’s could go from $27 million to $411 million, according to Levine.