Virginia Politics Blog - Obama at Hampton: Education can "fortif. In a Commencement address at Virginia's Hampton University this morning, President Obama spoke about the power of education--a popular topic for the occasion. Obama's speech addressed education's role not just in providing individual opportunity or improving the nation's competitiveness around the globe, but also in security the American promise of equality. He paid tribute to civil rights leader Dorothy Height, as well as escaped slaves who gathered for classes beneath an oak tree in 1861, the founders of the university.
This was Obama's first commencement speech to a historically black university--a huge honor for Hampton which has not hosted a president since 1991. He addressed the achievement gap between white and black Americans and said education is the way to close it. Read the whole speech, as prepared for delivery, after the jump. Remarks of President Barack Obama--As Prepared for Delivery Hampton University Commencement May 9, 2010 Hampton, Virginia.
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Our Video-Enabled Teaching and Learning Solution platform helps students in K-12 and higher education gain the skills they need to advance in today’s workplace by introducing them to a more collaborative, virtual learning environment. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton unveils U.S. policy on Internet freedom | Relevant Resul. WASHINGTON--Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton unveiled on Thursday a new U.S. policy that encourages the world's governments to ensure their citizens have open access to the Internet. The speech comes a little more than a week after Google's blunt declaration about Chinese censorship and illegal electronic intrusions, and the company's assertion that it will pull out of China if it can't reach a reasonable understanding with the Beijing government. 9:54 a.m.
EST Clinton took the stage here at the Newseum, a museum dedicated to the news industry, and appealed to the audience to think of the communications networks that have been destroyed in last week's massive earthquake in Haiti. She also noted how a mother and daughter in Haiti enabled their rescue by sending a text message. Clinton called communication networks a "new nervous system" for the world.
"In many respects, information has never been so free," Clinton said. 10:01 a.m. 10:05 a.m. Audio Podcast --U.S. 10:06 a.m. Clinton urges Internet freedom, condemns cyber attacks. One-Clip Player (BETA)