2013 : Obama addresses theme of ` ` togetherness '' at a fundraiser . Obama 's speech came hours after he delivered a commencement speech at Barnard College , underscoring his address to the all-female school with political undertones . Obama tells Barnard grads they can ` ` shape ... the destiny of this nation and of this world '' He urges students to ` ` stand up for what 's right '' His commencement speech came days after George Romney 's Liberty University speech .
2013 : Obama addresses theme of ` ` togetherness '' at a fundraiser . Obama tells Barnard grads they can ` ` shape ... the destiny of this nation and of this world '' He urges students to ` ` stand up for what 's right '' His commencement speech came days after George Romney 's Liberty University speech .