欧柏林学院

来看看欧柏林学院的校史。

Just look at the story of Oberlin College .

欧柏林学院是美国第一所正式接收黑人学生的学校，

the first college in America to officially embrace the admission of black students ,

最后，最重要的，我要祝贺欧柏林学院2015届毕业生。

And finally , most of all , I want to congratulate the Oberlin Class of 2015 !

不是的，即使在建校初期，欧柏林学院的师生们参加反奴隶制会议，

No , even in those early days , folks here at Oberlin were attending anti-slavery meetings ,

谢谢欧柏林学院校董事会和全体教职工。

as well as all of the trustees , the faculty , the staff here at Oberlin .

两个世纪前，欧柏林学院是全美唯一一所我可以上的大学，

Oberlin is likely the only college in America that I could have attended nearly two centuries ago ,

看，当50年前金博士给欧柏林学院的毕业生演讲时，他敦促毕业生们，

You see , in his speech to those Oberlin graduates 50 years ago , Dr. King urged them ,

事实就是，毕业生们，在经过欧柏林学院四年深入的、令人敬佩的讨论和辩论之后，

And the truth is , graduates , after four years of thoughtful , respectful discussion and debate here at Oberlin

甚至在欧柏林学院，大多数时间你身边的人可能都是和你信念一致。

And even here at Oberlin , most of the time you 're probably surrounded by folks who share your beliefs .

你们的Ninde学者计划十分出色，是欧柏林学院这类学校如何成功让第一代学生（家庭中第一个上大学的学生）升入大学的光辉典范。

your Ninde Scholars Program stood out as a shining example of how schools like Oberlin can lift first-generation students into college .

今天，我想建议你们，如果你真的希望继续秉承欧柏林学院的服务社会和社会正义的传统，

Today , I want to suggest that if you truly wish to carry on the Oberlin legacy of service and social justice ,

例如，回想一下争取妇女选举权的斗争，以及著名的选举权主义者、欧柏林学院的校友露西·斯通的故事。

For example , think back to the struggle for women 's suffrage and the story of a leading suffragist and Oberlin alum named Lucy Stone .