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Lessons About Bold Women Leadership from a College President

Lessons About Bold Women Leadership from a College President

July 24, 2023

Deanne D’Emilio, president of Gwynedd Mercy University (PA), writes:  The world has changed immensely in the almost 75 years since Gwynedd Mercy University opened as a junior college in Gwynedd Valley, PA. But it has sustained a critical constant that has shaped its identity and given it the strength required to face obstacles and seize opportunities: Gwynedd Mercy University was founded by, and has only ever been led, by women. 
And these women all had something in common — they were bold. They were guided by strong values, morals and convictions. They stood on principle and believed in service and community. They believed that under their guidance, they could transform the lives of generations, especially the lives of people most in need of opportunity. 
Deanne D’Emilio, president of Gwynedd Mercy University (PA), writes:  The world has changed immensely in the almost 75 years since Gwynedd Mercy University opened as a junior college in Gwynedd Valley, PA. But it has sustained a critical constant that has shaped its identity and given it the strength required to face obstacles and seize opportunities: Gwynedd Mercy University was founded by, and has only ever been led, by women. 
And these women all had something in common — they were bold. They were guided by strong values, morals and convictions. They stood on principle and believed in service and community. They believed that under their guidance, they could transform the lives of generations, especially the lives of people most in need of opportunity. 

July 24, 2023

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The Columbus Dispatch, OH

There's a Full-Scale Assault on Colleges, Universities| Ex-Ohio University President

There's a Full-Scale Assault on Colleges, Universities| Ex-Ohio Uni...

July 20, 2023

David L. Warren, former president of Ohio Wesleyan University and president emeritus of NAICU, writes:  I write out of deep concern for American higher education, and do so as the former president of both Ohio Wesleyan University and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, whose membership consists of nearly 1,000 private college presidents. Today we are witnessing a full-scale assault on the academy intended to diminish the role of higher education as an integral guiding force in our nation.
 
David L. Warren, former president of Ohio Wesleyan University and president emeritus of NAICU, writes:  I write out of deep concern for American higher education, and do so as the former president of both Ohio Wesleyan University and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, whose membership consists of nearly 1,000 private college presidents. Today we are witnessing a full-scale assault on the academy intended to diminish the role of higher education as an integral guiding force in our nation.
 

July 20, 2023

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The Chicago Tribune

Why Affirmative Action Matters in College Admissions

Why Affirmative Action Matters in College Admissions

June 23, 2023

David R. Harris, president of Union College (NY), writes: In the fall of 1987, my parents drove me from Ardmore, Pennsylvania, to Evanston for my freshman year at Northwestern University. At that time, people on campus would sometimes refer to Northwestern as the “Harvard of the Midwest.” I certainly understood the message. Northwestern was a highly selective, very expensive university that offered students a path to success and leadership. So why was I admitted?
David R. Harris, president of Union College (NY), writes: In the fall of 1987, my parents drove me from Ardmore, Pennsylvania, to Evanston for my freshman year at Northwestern University. At that time, people on campus would sometimes refer to Northwestern as the “Harvard of the Midwest.” I certainly understood the message. Northwestern was a highly selective, very expensive university that offered students a path to success and leadership. So why was I admitted?

June 23, 2023

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Miami Herald

I’m a University President. Here’s What Florida’s Gov. DeSantis Doesn’t Get About College Students

I’m a University President. Here’s What Florida’s Gov. DeSantis Doe...

June 07, 2023

Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D., president, Loyola Marymount University (CA), writes: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has offered a consistent rationale for his attacks on higher education: Colleges and universities should not teach concepts like critical race theory or intersectionality, he says, because doing so pushes a political agenda and “impose[s] ideological conformity” onto impressionable young minds. Has DeSantis met the college students of the year 2023? If he has, he has somehow missed entirely their makeup and conviction. This generation of young people — Gen Z as they are commonly known, but whom I call the Solidarity Generation — requires no prodding by college professors to stand up for social justice or oppose systems of oppression.
One need only survey the global landscape of political activism to see this in action. 
Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D., president, Loyola Marymount University (CA), writes: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has offered a consistent rationale for his attacks on higher education: Colleges and universities should not teach concepts like critical race theory or intersectionality, he says, because doing so pushes a political agenda and “impose[s] ideological conformity” onto impressionable young minds. Has DeSantis met the college students of the year 2023? If he has, he has somehow missed entirely their makeup and conviction. This generation of young people — Gen Z as they are commonly known, but whom I call the Solidarity Generation — requires no prodding by college professors to stand up for social justice or oppose systems of oppression.
One need only survey the global landscape of political activism to see this in action. 

June 07, 2023

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Minneapolis Star Tribune

After Affirmative Action: What Colleges Must Do

After Affirmative Action: What Colleges Must Do

June 02, 2023

Suzanne M. Rivera, president of Macalester University (MN), writes:  In the coming days or weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to prohibit — or at least significantly restrict — the practice of considering race and ethnicity as factors in college admissions. Facing this likelihood, higher education leaders across the state and country are considering steps we can take to increase access for students from historically excluded and currently underrepresented groups. As we prepare for whatever restrictions may be handed down by the court, it's important to remember that the academic preparation a high school student receives is what matters most in determining whether they will attend college.
Suzanne M. Rivera, president of Macalester University (MN), writes:  In the coming days or weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to prohibit — or at least significantly restrict — the practice of considering race and ethnicity as factors in college admissions. Facing this likelihood, higher education leaders across the state and country are considering steps we can take to increase access for students from historically excluded and currently underrepresented groups. As we prepare for whatever restrictions may be handed down by the court, it's important to remember that the academic preparation a high school student receives is what matters most in determining whether they will attend college.

June 02, 2023

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