Excerpts from Michael Lewis's 2012 Baccalaureate speech

By Broadcast Center and Office of Communications on June 5, 2012, 5:27 p.m.
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Author and Princeton alumnus Michael Lewis tells graduating seniors that luck plays an important role in success.

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