Martin J. Walsh, executive director of the NHLPA and former US Labor Secretary and Boston mayor, implores CAS grads not to let obstacles derail their plans
The Honorable Martin J. Walsh, executive director of the National Hockey League Players’ Association and former US labor secretary and Boston mayor, encouraged graduates of the Suffolk University College of Arts & Sciences not to let obstacles derail their plans as they prepare for the challenges ahead.
“No matter how uncertain the world is right now, or your life is right now, don’t limit yourself in what comes next. Go for that next dream, and get ready to dream even bigger,” said Walsh in his keynote speech at the Class of 2023 ceremony on Sunday, May 21.
Walsh received an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree during Suffolk’s celebration of the Class of 2023 at Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion.
Addressing the Class of 2023, Walsh—who briefly enrolled at Suffolk as a young man—opened by quipping, “It only took me 33 years to get a degree from Suffolk University.”
Walsh recounted his own nontraditional path to success strewn with many obstacles—including battling childhood cancer, dropping out of college, and struggling with alcohol. He recalled the people who inspired him each time he thought about giving up, and gave him hope to move forward. “And my dreams didn’t disappear in the face of hard times—they only got bigger,”...
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