{"id":103824,"date":"2017-05-24T01:52:58","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T05:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=103824"},"modified":"2017-05-24T01:52:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T05:52:58","slug":"joe-biden-to-give-class-day-address-at-harvard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/05\/24\/joe-biden-to-give-class-day-address-at-harvard\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden to give Class Day address at Harvard"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_103826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103826\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12074965_10153501122601943_3146235936952909979_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103826\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12074965_10153501122601943_3146235936952909979_n.jpg\" alt=\"Former Vice-President Joe Biden is slated to deliver the Class Day address at Harvard University. (Photo: Democratic Party\/Facebook)\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12074965_10153501122601943_3146235936952909979_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12074965_10153501122601943_3146235936952909979_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12074965_10153501122601943_3146235936952909979_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12074965_10153501122601943_3146235936952909979_n-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Vice-President Joe Biden is slated to deliver the Class Day address at Harvard University. (Photo:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/democrats\/photos\/p.10153501122601943\/10153501122601943\/?type=1&amp;opaqueCursor=AbpFhZox98v7XrJC3aOMEKFstMm85C0qBLx70CkTkT1LMpke4sOL_iJdbdmLKcJ0R4cV6X6XzP6Wr47xiiiYOpeA6iiyFqmiJxTITJB6_N1e7Fc5poTFCqGOHxCkLQiKH7gjyMsLZGb5_5x77A86ATTYnp5hfdX6yIftAp2inltbYXEAMxkUMl5SNOnM8Iglk_0zQTXXp53KNupzuxg7wNIMjeg5YYckUpoHEy_bvohS1NqhJk7N5UGZgLpJGyE3JBbNTn8ZB7U6aaB2NyiIW-n9tHC_N2oyFHBSaaJYB-2mpnCVvJPh6IvbHXQao2PRxDr2zWMmsNpkcROO7FohEmbxiJKOC45N3kqujI2efy9u9pBikww2kyYVjeAZJhrT50VpUh0FCQB3Gg2Vgej8Xb4L&amp;theater\"> Democratic Party\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CAMBRIDGE, Mass. \u2014 Former Vice-President Joe Biden is slated to deliver the Class Day address at Harvard University.<\/p>\n<p>Graduating seniors are expected to hear from Biden at a ceremony starting at 2 p.m. on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat served six terms as a U.S. senator for Delaware before becoming vice-president under Barack Obama in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>He left office this year and is leading policy institutes at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Delaware.<\/p>\n<p>Biden previously said he was honoured to be invited to Harvard, calling today&#8217;s students the \u201cmost engaged, the most tolerant and the best educated\u201d in America&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>Harvard seniors have been inviting speakers for Class Day since 1968.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to give the university&#8217;s commencement address on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAMBRIDGE, Mass. \u2014 Former Vice-President Joe Biden is slated to deliver the Class Day address at Harvard University. 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