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Apr 02, 2008

"But in fact, the most memorable people that I have encountered as a citizen and as a journalist are those whose names I never knew."

Tom Brokaw

NBC Journalist

Compton Lecture

NBC broadcast journalist Tom Brokaw delivers the yearly Compton Lecture.
Sep 28, 2009

"OpenCourseWare came out of the fundamental values that we hold, as MIT faculty, about knowledge. Knowledge is better when it's open and it's shared freely."

Shigeru Miyagawa

Professor of Linguistics & Kochi-Manjiro Professor of Japanese Language and Culture

MIT 150 Interview

Shigeru Miyagawa seated in front of a black background for an on camera interview.
Oct 02, 1995

"This dream today embattled, with its back against the wall, to save the dream for one, it must be saved for all."

Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham

Federal Judge, Attorney, Scholar

MIT 21st MLK Celebration

A. Leon Higginbotham speaking at a podium on stage, in front of a dark background
Apr 06, 1984

"I am speaking instead of the joy-producing, world-bettering kind of responsibility which lifts far more burdens than it imposes."

Hon. Shirley Chisholm

Politician, Educator, Author

MIT Commencement Address, 1984

Shirley Chisholm, wearing commencement attire, speaking at podium on outdoor stage, trees in background
Aug 04, 1992

"What's now known suggests that the language faculty simply grows a language, much as other organs of the body grow."

Noam Chomsky

Institute Professor Emeritus

20th Killian Award Lecture

Noam Chomsky standing onstage behind a podium in front of a dark background
Apr 02, 2008

"But in fact, the most memorable people that I have encountered as a citizen and as a journalist are those whose names I never knew."

Tom Brokaw

NBC Journalist

Compton Lecture

NBC broadcast journalist Tom Brokaw delivers the yearly Compton Lecture.
Sep 28, 2009

"OpenCourseWare came out of the fundamental values that we hold, as MIT faculty, about knowledge. Knowledge is better when it's open and it's shared freely."

Shigeru Miyagawa

Professor of Linguistics & Kochi-Manjiro Professor of Japanese Language and Culture

MIT 150 Interview

Shigeru Miyagawa seated in front of a black background for an on camera interview.
Oct 02, 1995

"This dream today embattled, with its back against the wall, to save the dream for one, it must be saved for all."

Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham

Federal Judge, Attorney, Scholar

MIT 21st MLK Celebration

A. Leon Higginbotham speaking at a podium on stage, in front of a dark background
Apr 06, 1984

"I am speaking instead of the joy-producing, world-bettering kind of responsibility which lifts far more burdens than it imposes."

Hon. Shirley Chisholm

Politician, Educator, Author

MIT Commencement Address, 1984

Shirley Chisholm, wearing commencement attire, speaking at podium on outdoor stage, trees in background
Aug 04, 1992

"What's now known suggests that the language faculty simply grows a language, much as other organs of the body grow."

Noam Chomsky

Institute Professor Emeritus

20th Killian Award Lecture

Noam Chomsky standing onstage behind a podium in front of a dark background
Apr 02, 2008

"But in fact, the most memorable people that I have encountered as a citizen and as a journalist are those whose names I never knew."

Tom Brokaw

NBC Journalist

Compton Lecture

NBC broadcast journalist Tom Brokaw delivers the yearly Compton Lecture.
Sep 28, 2009

"OpenCourseWare came out of the fundamental values that we hold, as MIT faculty, about knowledge. Knowledge is better when it's open and it's shared freely."

Shigeru Miyagawa

Professor of Linguistics & Kochi-Manjiro Professor of Japanese Language and Culture

MIT 150 Interview

Shigeru Miyagawa seated in front of a black background for an on camera interview.
Oct 02, 1995

"This dream today embattled, with its back against the wall, to save the dream for one, it must be saved for all."

Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham

Federal Judge, Attorney, Scholar

MIT 21st MLK Celebration

A. Leon Higginbotham speaking at a podium on stage, in front of a dark background
Apr 06, 1984

"I am speaking instead of the joy-producing, world-bettering kind of responsibility which lifts far more burdens than it imposes."

Hon. Shirley Chisholm

Politician, Educator, Author

MIT Commencement Address, 1984

Shirley Chisholm, wearing commencement attire, speaking at podium on outdoor stage, trees in background
Aug 04, 1992

"What's now known suggests that the language faculty simply grows a language, much as other organs of the body grow."

Noam Chomsky

Institute Professor Emeritus

20th Killian Award Lecture

Noam Chomsky standing onstage behind a podium in front of a dark background