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[quote=Anonymous]More from the Chronicle of Higher Ed piece (which is behind a paywall):
[i]While waiting for the ceremony to begin, did any of the academics present take a moment in those friendly tête-à-têtes with senior administration officials to whisper a contrary thought about these policies and practices? To sit maskless and silent in the face of this administration’s record is to give tacit approval to its worst offenses against human dignity. So far in this weirdly unspooling political moment, the risk of speaking out is still only the risk of not getting another invitation to the Rose Garden. Face time with the powerful is not the goal; speaking truth to power should be.

The legendary late Notre Dame leader Father Ted Hesburgh wrote on being a university president that, “The greatest gift a president can give his students is the example of his life.” We presidents receive many glamorous invitations that might seduce us into complicity with powerful hosts whom we must challenge. We must never forget that our ultimate stewardship is not to our hosts or donors or social circles, but rather, to our students because they are the ones who carry the true mission of the university into the world for the benefit of future generations. Our first and last obligation is simply this: to teach our students well by the force of our example.[/i]
The author of the piece is Patricia McGuire, President of Trinity Washington University.[/quote]

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