Leon Botstein Alumni Medal Address

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Channel: The University of Chicago · 2012 · Education

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Leon Botstein, AB '67, offers remarks after accepting an Alumni Medal at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on June 2, 2012. Botstein reflects on the power of nostalgia and the importance of scholarly discourse. He is president of Bard College, music director of the American Symphony Orchestra, and conductor laureate of the Jerusalem Symphony.

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