"Let us all work together to build a fairer, more stable world in the 21st century," he said.
It was a message that a group of Wellesley College students said they took to heart.
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Adanna U. Ugwonali, a Nigerian citizen and first-year at Wellesley, said that she was moved by the president's speech.
Her friends agreed and said that they looked forward to moving back to Nigeria.
One student, the daughter of a member of Nigeria's failed military regime, said she was excited by the future prospects.
"It is important that people can do something," she said. "We shouldn't just be observers."