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# Helen Mirren at Tulane University: 'We’re All in This Together'

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## TIME Staff


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Helen Mirren arrives for the UK premiere of "Eye In The Sky" at Curzon Mayfair on April 11, 2016 in London, United Kingdom.

Helen Mirren arrives for the UK premiere of "Eye In The Sky" at Curzon Mayfair on April 11, 2016 in London, United Kingdom. Karwai Tang—WireImage/Getty Images

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May 21, 2017 4:44 PM UTC

_Dame Helen Mirren was the commencement speaker at Tulane University on Saturday. See her prepared remarks below._ 

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