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Patricia A. McGuire, President, Trinity Washington University
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Patricia A. McGuire, President, Trinity Washington University
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Dec
10
2023

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.

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Nov
27
2023

Education as an Act of Love: Bishop Menjivar’s Homily at Reunion

Washington Bishop Emilio Menjivar reminds us that, “The Book of Exodus tells us very explicitly that we must show special concern and compassion to those who are the most vulnerable in our society and who are at risk of being treated unjustly.”

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Nov
22
2023

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.

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Sep
28
2023

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.

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Sep
17
2023

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...

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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...

By mcguirep | Political Issues . Politics
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Aug
25
2023

Continuing the March for Justice

In 2023 the reasons to continue the March for Justice are urgent: the elimination of affirmative action, the efforts to ban DEI in schools, the rise of white supremacy are all signs that Dr. King’s dream remains elusive.

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Jun
30
2023

Affirmative Injustice

The Supreme Court decision in the Harvard/UNC affirmative action cases is a setback for 70 years of progress toward racial justice in education.

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Juneteenth in the New Know Nothing Age

Let’s resist the national effort to repress teaching the truth about slavery.

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Seeking Safety in Perilous Times

Campus safety is everyone’s concern and all can participate in improving safety and security.

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