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2006

• Joint Statement on Stem Cell Research Legislation
  (December 20, 2006)
  
  
• Restructuring the Right Way
  (December 19, 2006)
  
  
• Collaboration Is Key to Scientific Progress
  (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
  (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)
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• 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 Design Competition
  (April 3, 2006)
  
  
• Rutgers Is Key to Meeting the Challenges of a Technology Economy
  (March 2006)
  
  
• Renewing Rutgers’ Commitment to Students
  (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
  (January 27, 2005)
  
  
• Rutgers Makes No Apologies for Promoting Diversity
  (January 21, 2005)

2004

• Rutgers’ Vision Links Academic Distinction with Service to New Jersey
  (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)
  
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• Statement Regarding the State Budget for Fiscal Year 2005
  (June 30, 2004)


• Rutgers—Return on Investment
  (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
  (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)
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  Inaugural Address:

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

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)
  
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2002

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

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

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