Rice delved into a discussion 
of pivotal points of foreign policy 
she influenced while in office 
— namely the war in Iraq. She 
acknowledged the controversial 
nature of the decision and 
conceded that policies were 
largely influenced by the context 
of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
“We were a lot more on edge 
about what could happen by the 
time of the Iraq evasion than we 
would have prior to 9/11,” Rice 
said. “I wish the intelligence 
would have been better. I still 
think the Middle East is better 
off 
without 
(Former 
Iraqi 
President) Saddam Hussein. But 
we made mistakes in the post-
war period ... It’s very difficult to 
understand a system that’s that 
opaque.” 
Reflecting 
on 
domestic 
economic policy, Rice discussed 
how the so-called ‘American 
dream’ often feels inaccessible 
to 
many 
Americans. 
She 
cited symptoms of late-stage 
capitalism, such as growing 
inequality 
and 
stagnant 
mobility, as the point of growing 
frustration 
among 
a 
large 
portion of the public. 
“Particularly for a country 
where we are not united by 
ethnicity, nationality or religion, 
but by idea: You can come from 
humble 
circumstances, 
you 
can do great things,” Rice said. 
“That better be true! And for too 
many people it isn’t true.”
 In order to help mediate this 
growing achievement gap, Rice 
called on academic institutions 
such 
as 
the 
University 
to 
ensure the stepping stones to a 
brighter future are continuously 
available to students in lower 
socioeconomic classes. 
 “If you’re a great university 
like Michigan … the one thing 
you’ve got to do is to make sure 
that these places are open to 
the entire bottom of pyramid, 
so that people have a way to the 
top of the pyramid,” Rice said. 
“Because if it’s ever the case that 
you get to places like this from 
the top of the pyramid, you’re 
toast.”

When 
asked 
to 
give 
advice to the current Trump 
administration and members of 
Congress, Rice noted how the 
current administration faces an 
obstacle she said she did not have 
at the time: Twitter protocol. 
Rice noted the decision-making 
process can be corroded if 
politicians 
automatically 
go 
to social media to try to push 
policy ideas. 
“If I would say one thing to 
both ends of 1600 Pennsylvania 
Avenue — the Congress and 
the White House — before you 
tweet, think,” Rice said. “If 
you are absolutely responsible 
for our democracy and you say 
whatever comes to mind, do 
you know how that’s not a good 
thing?”
After the discussion, Public 
Policy junior Brett Zaslavsky 
explained he appreciated Rice’s 
positive outlook on America’s 
role in international diplomacy. 
“I think the most inspiring 
thing about the lecture today 
was that Dr. Rice outlined a 
fairly optimistic view of foreign 
policy and of America’s place 
in the world going forward,” 
Zaslavsky said. “I think getting 
the opportunity to hear that 
from a career diplomat and 
somebody who has so much 
experience with the foreign 
service was hugely insightful.” 
Rice advised students the 
career 
paths 
and 
personal 
passions they take up may 
not perfectly align with the 
preconceived notions society 
hold may hold. She challenged 
students to find something 
they love despite what outside 
individuals may deem suitable 
for them. 
“Nobody 
would 
have 
looked at me, a Black girl from 
Birmingham, 
Alabama, 
and 
said ‘you’re going to be a Soviet 
specialist,’” Rice said. “So, your 
passion might turn out to be 
something that doesn’t look 
like you. I was fortunate to find 
something I really loved, so once 
you’ve done that, things have a 
way of working out.”

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For 
a 
majority 
of 
the 
celebration, more than 20 
individuals 
currently 
and 
formerly involved with MCSP 
spoke for two minutes each, 
sharing their memories of 
the program and how it 
shaped their undergraduate 
experience.
Danny 
Lambouths 
III 
was part of MCSP’s first 
class. Because of the positive 
influence the program has 
had on his life, Lambouths 
III said he was compelled to 
help create a similar living-
and-learning community at 
the University of Illinois at 
Chicago where he now works. 
“Through MCSP, I learned 
the value of service and the 
power 
of 
student 
voice,” 
Lambouths said. “I witnessed 
firsthand that when you put 
good into the world, goodness 
comes back.”
Gilbert 
Nuñez, 
another 
MCSP alum, explained the 
close-knit 
quality 
of 
the 

program was key to helping 
him adjust to a large campus 
as a first-generation student. 
Even post-college, Nuñez said, 
MCSP still plays a significant 
role in his life.
“When 
I 
moved 
to 
Washington, D.C. eight years 
ago, it was MCSP people who 
met us at our new apartment 
and helped us unload boxes,” 
Nuñez 
said. 
“It’s 
MCSP 
people that we still have 
friendsgiving 
with 
every 
year. When I moved jobs a 
year-and-a-half ago, it was to 
work at an organization with 
another MCSP person. And 
of course, the person I get to 
spend every day with, I met 
through MCSP in Couzens 
Hall sixteen years ago.” 
Though 
the 
program 
emphasized diversity from 
the beginning, Schoem said 
he is especially proud MCSP 
has developed into one of the 
most diverse programs on 
campus. 

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