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Past-Presidential Blog

Guest post: Emerging scientists at AAAS annual meeting are essential to the future

Our university is proud to be a sponsor and host for the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual meeting, the world’s largest general scientific gathering. To learn more about the work of some of the youngest scientists participating, I hope you’ll read Provost Mark Richard’s guest blog post.

Reflecting on Davos open forum panel “Free to Be (LGBTI)â€

This week, I had the extraordinary opportunity to participate in the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos where I sat on a panel about how we can help build a world that is more inclusive and supportive of LGBTQ+ youth – in schools, at home, in the workplace and in every nation on earth.

World Economic Forum in Davos: Free to Be (LGBTI)

This week, President Ana Mari Cauce joins Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu; Prime Minister and Minister for Communications, Media and Digitization of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel; founder of GenderProud Geena Rocero and President of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth Shamina Singh in a panel, “Free to Be (LGBTI)”, at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

We all are responsible collectively for stamping out sexual harassment

Our purpose as a university is defined by curiosity and inquiry, the pursuit of knowledge and the joy of discovery. We simply cannot fulfill this purpose if some members of our community are prevented from achieving their full potential because of sexual harassment, abuse, discrimination or assault.

New economic impact report shows how much the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø returns on the state’s investment

With the release of a new independent report on the economic contributions of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø to our state and local economies, it is possible to understand the scale of return on the state’s public investment in the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.