Twentieth Century

1990

Paul Tsongas Speaks at Commencement

Paul Tsongas, former US Senator from Massachusetts, speaks at Wheaton’s 155th Commencement and is awarded an honorary degree. Tsonga’s speech details a changing world and students’ unique ability to steer it in the right direction. He ends his address by stating, “for the future, you are all that is up there, you are the decision-makers, you will determine what kind of world my three young children will live in.”