University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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ess On October 1 6, an unusually large crowd showed up to the Business School in order to hear a speech. At 4:30 pm, Hale Auditorium ' s doors closed with a full audience, leaving those who could not find a seat to disperse into various other rooms within the Business School in order to see the speech on a monitor. While it was almost an everyday event for a speaker to come to the Business School, this was not a typical businessperson. It was, after all, the former Secre- tary of State speaking. Bob Dolan, the Dean of the Business School, proudly introduced Madeleine Albright as the speaker of the 35th William Mclnally Memorial Lecture. Following a wealth of applause and photo-flashes, Albright thanked her audi- ence. She expressed the honor she felt at being recognized as a distinguished scholar in the William Davidson Institute, an educational think-tank affiliated with the Business School. She also jokingly announced that this meant that she was an old woman at 60. Albright made the connection between her work in global diplomacy with the Business School teachings, turn- ing to more serious issues. I could talk about the chal- lenges of being a woman among men in my career, she said, but this was not a time to talk about such things. Albright spoke of the September 1 1 tragedy, noting with concern a changing world. This was the most dynamic moment since the Cold War ' s end, she said, and relations between nations had shifted. She explained that the ap- proach to take was to expand trade and help everyone to succeed issues that the think-tank addressed. In short, a global vision was greatly needed. In her closing, Albright expressed how proud she was to be part of the Business School community. In the final words of her speech, she described Americans as do-ers, with no insurmountable frontiers. A lively discussion and a reception followed. Commenting on the significance of the speech with relation to the University, Bob Dolan said, It is gatherings likethese, where intellectually interested people come together to try to gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of today ' s world, that are the treasures of the University of Michigan. By Han-Ching Lin ' P cmc I m womd in aWfGa of massive unrest, mMSecretary of State Madeleine oim the William Davidson think-tank Leaning into the conversation, former Secre- tary of State Madeleine Albright speaks at Hale Auditorium. With a vast background in the fields of economics and political science, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was a fitting choice for the position of the Davidson Institute Distinguished Scholar. Albright committed herself to spend a few weeks each year in Ann Arbor interacting with the Business School community, photo courtesy of University Photo Services Unable to fit into Hale Auditorium, students cram into rooms all over the Business School in order to get a broadcasted version of Madeleine Albright ' s speech. While the ex- perience was not as intimate, this did not deter people from staying to listen to what Albright had to say. photo hy Nicole MuenMem 80 I Madeleine Albright

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