News Commencement 2012: Watch the Convocation Speeches Posted May 31, 2012 By News editor “Learning is a beautiful and messy thing,” said student speaker Jeremy Lalas, Ed.M.’12Professor Eleanor Duckworth, the student-selected facultyspeaker, reflected on some of the challenges in education, particularly with high-stakes testing and inequality of schools. (Text of Duckworth's prepared remarks.)This year’s Alumni Council Award recipient Nanette Lee Reynolds, Ed.D.’78, playfully reflected on her experiences at the Ed School from attending to “maximize her potential,” as her husband told her, to her mother putting the final copy of her dissertation in the freezer in case the house burned down. News The latest research, perspectives, and highlights from the Harvard Graduate School of Education Explore All Articles Related Articles News Convocation 2011: Remarks of Alumni Council Award Winner News Convocation 2011: Alumni Council Award Winner Speech News Yazzie-Mintz to Receive Alumni Council Award