Your piece of paper not only says where you were educated, but who you were educated with. It declares that you are a member of a community of people to be relied upon, to take risks, provoke thought, and to be committed participants in this world.
John Krasinski
Brown University Baccalaureate 2019, 2019
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Krasinski redefines what a diploma means. In the classroom, yes, you received one of the greatest educations possible. But the piece of paper also represents every facet of the experience beyond the classroom: the sketch comedy, the music recommendations, the mind-expanding conversations, leaping out of comfort zones and staying there. It represents who educated you — not just professors, but peers. And it makes a declaration about you to the world: that you belong to a community defined by intellectual courage and active citizenship. It's the piece of paper Krasinski says he lives his life by every single day.