Freedom for the Thought That We Hate
Universities are places of free speech and thought, but we must not tolerate hate speech or anti-semitism.
End the Gaza Horror. Now!
Gaza is a moral catastrophe. Rhetoric will not stop this war, we must shut off the supply of weapons and increase the supply of food and water to suffering people.
What’s On The Menu?
A controversy about a menu is an important reminder that we must be more thoughtful, intentional and authentic in the ways we observe Black History Month and other “heritage” moments.
DACA on the Docket Once More
Justice for our DACA students and graduates must include protection for their right to work and live full lives in this nation. We join with TheDream.US and the Presidents’ Alliance for Higher Education and Immigration in supporting DACA students.
2024: Democracy On the Ballot
Let’s make our 2024 New Year’s Resolution to be actively engaged as citizens and voters in demonstrating the vitality of our Democracy!
3 Presidents Walk Into a Trap and We All Suffer
Our real leadership responsibilities demand that college presidents speak with moral clarity. There is no place in higher education for anti-semitism, advocacy for genocide, or any other form of racial or ethnic hatred.
Gratitude in a Time of Turmoil
True gratitude requires a disposition to action, a return in equal measure of the gifts that others have made possible for us.
Trinity at the White House Convening on Diversity in Higher Education
With major partnerships and the support of many benefactors, Trinity continues to enlarge its historic mission of access to a great college education to welcome new generations of students of color who realize much success with a Trinity education.
Constitution Day: Securing Justice for Dreamers
Constitution Day 2023 (today, September 17) dawns with that grand document on the American experiment in self-governance under increasing stress. A document crafted by a few privileged white men 234 years ago, amended just 27 times over the years (with the first 10 of those amendments, the Bill of Rights, coming immediately after ratification in...
America on the Ledge
Of all the terrible images of September 11, 2001 — I hate looking at those photos, but they are in our faces at least once a year — the one I find most haunting is an image of people standing on the ledges of the windows high up on one of the towers, smoke and...