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Arthur Brooks
Professor, Vanderbilt University; Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School, Vanderbilt University
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Arthur Brooks Graduates Day Speech 2026

📅 May 07, 2026 Vanderbilt University and Dr. Arthur Brooks 32 MIN 18484 VIEWS 59 SEGMENTS · 3 SPEAKERS
If there’s ever a time to ask yourself the big questions – the questions that belie an autofill or a quick internet search – it’s while sitting at the edge of college graduation and on the precipice of possibility. At Graduate’s Day, thousands of soon-to-be Vanderbilt alumni gathered in Memorial Gymnasium with their families to celebrate this momentous occasion.  @drarthurbrooks , award-winning author, professor, and lifelong scholar of what it means to live a meaningful life, challenged students to think about this quest for happiness during his keynote address. Follow Vanderbilt on...
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Thank you, class of 2026. It is now my honor to introduce our next speaker, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, an internationally renowned political scientist, management scholar, and visionary leader. Diermeier is Vanderbilt's ninth chancellor. Since 2020, Chancellor Diermeier has led a number of ambitious initiatives to increase Vanderbilt's impact and reach and to expand its global presence and reputation. A nationally recognized leader in free speech and civil discourse, he drives efforts to create a culture of radical collaboration, open dialogue, and personal growth that embraces wide-ranging points of view so that Vanderbilt students and faculty can realize their potential and lead in a complex, ever-changing world. Please join me in welcoming Chancellor Daniel Diermeier.

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Brooks, A. (2026, May 7). Arthur Brooks Graduates Day Speech 2026 [Interview transcript]. Vanderbilt University and Dr. Arthur Brooks. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/3012479/

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Arthur Brooks. "Arthur Brooks Graduates Day Speech 2026." Vanderbilt University and Dr. Arthur Brooks, 7 May. 2026. Transcript, CEOInterviews.AI, https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/3012479/.

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@misc{brooks2026_3012479,
  author       = {Arthur Brooks},
  title        = {Arthur Brooks Graduates Day Speech 2026},
  howpublished = {Interview transcript, Vanderbilt University and Dr. Arthur Brooks. CEOInterviews.AI},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = {may},
  url          = {https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/3012479/},
  note         = {Speaker-attributed transcript with timestamps}
}