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Post by mm67 on Apr 8, 2021 10:05:58 GMT -5
Is money really the answer for just about every problem? I know it is needed, but this almost exclusive focus on the endowment as a panacea seems a bit simplistic. I am sure there will be more to this story that will be shared, but this does at least show we may be seeing TPTB looking in new directions. I agree. As I wrote " Money does not guarantee a great school." And I added (correctly in my view,) " ...without more money you can't have the kind of elite school HC was & claims to be." Then I fleshed it out. Simplistic in the ideas, certainly not. Simplistic in the understanding? Possibly a closer reading would have resulted in a clearer understanding. Peace.
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 8, 2021 13:42:11 GMT -5
To be continued at the 55th reunion.đđˇ
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 8, 2021 14:00:31 GMT -5
Good creative ideas MM67. HC does seem to have a shy group of faculty (happy to be enlightened on this) as they will get quoted in the T&G when a reporter inquires on a subject but I can't recall a Holy Cross Prof being interviewed on CNN or other national outlets. And of course we have no Marist Poll or St. Anselm's Presidential debate or anything like that to establish Holy Cross as a college in the public's mind not a shrine or a seminary. Leave it to Coach Chesney to do the heavy lifting of publicizing Holy Cross if we can get into the FCS playoffs and do some damage.
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Post by Crucis#1 on Apr 8, 2021 14:29:59 GMT -5
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Post by Crucis#1 on Apr 8, 2021 14:43:58 GMT -5
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Post by Crucis#1 on Apr 8, 2021 19:21:53 GMT -5
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Post by Chu Chu on Apr 9, 2021 13:15:43 GMT -5
Dr. Rougeau:
âWe do have to evolve and listen to the signs of the times. Itâs to see and understand that this isnât the Holy Cross your grandfather went to, itâs not the Holy Cross your father or mother went to. Itâs going to be a Holy Cross that is for the 21st century."
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Post by rgs318 on Apr 9, 2021 13:30:20 GMT -5
I hope that is a good thing...we'll see.
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 10, 2021 12:29:20 GMT -5
Neither your grandfather or mother is walking through that door so HC has to adjust to the times. But keeping the essence will be the trick.
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Post by efg72 on May 8, 2021 13:29:19 GMT -5
New HC President, Vincent Rougeau is a Silver Spring/Wheaton HS (St Jude Parish CYO) guy.
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Post by matunuck on May 8, 2021 15:12:27 GMT -5
Still curious to hear his view on the role of free speech on campus. I listened to former Harvard prez Larry Summers discuss the topic a bit ago.
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Post by bringbackcaro on May 8, 2021 15:38:39 GMT -5
Dr. Rougeau: âWe do have to evolve and listen to the signs of the times. Itâs to see and understand that this isnât the Holy Cross your grandfather went to, itâs not the Holy Cross your father or mother went to. Itâs going to be a Holy Cross that is for the 21st century." A lot of people may say the HC of the 20th century was better than where HC has been headed in the 21st century. Rougeau may he walking a fine line asking âyour grandfatherâ and âyour fatherâ to fund his new HC after saying theirâs wasnât good enough anymore.
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Post by hc87 on May 8, 2021 15:48:46 GMT -5
Does he know we coulda been in the Big East in the 20th C?
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Post by higheredguy on May 8, 2021 16:09:46 GMT -5
A good new article here: news.holycross.edu/blog/2021/05/07/holy-cross-incoming-president-vincent-rougeau-talks-about-his-historic-appointment-and-plans-for-the-college/Vincent D. Rougeau, dean of Boston College Law School and a nationally respected expert in legal education and Catholic social thought, was recently announced as the 33rd president of Holy Cross. The Collegeâs first lay and first Black president is set to take the helm on July 1. Rougeau recently sat down with national, regional and local media to talk about his appointment, his short- and long-term plans for the College and his lifelong commitment to social justice issues. According to Rougeau, one of his main priorities starting off will be guiding the school through the coronavirus pandemic and responding to both the challenges and opportunities it has created. One of those opportunities involves the use of technology and working closely with faculty and students at every level to integrate technology into everyday curricula. âI think [during the pandemic] weâve learned there are ways we can use technology and still have that deep personal experience between students and faculty,â Rougeau told the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Rougeau also talked about his vision for Holy Cross in the next five years: âI would love to imagine Holy Cross certainly having increased its student diversity and faculty and staff diversity, broadening its geographic representation in terms of the students that we bring to the campus and being involved in some new and exciting programming with the city and with some of the other institutions in the city.â In addition to increasing diversity within the student body and among faculty and staff, Rougeau said that heâs also considering investing in minority-led funds as a way of further narrowing racial and social inequities. âIf we want to promote a certain social justice vision of how our assets are managed, letâs do that in a more comprehensive way,â Rougeau told GBH. President-Elect Rougeau also spoke at length about his plans to incorporate Catholic social teaching at Holy Cross and how he wants the college to be a place of âvibrant conversation and intellectual debate.â âOur country is in an exceedingly difficult place,â Rougeau told Todayâs American Catholic. âWe cannot dehumanize each other. If you empty the other of his/her humanity, you are losing your way. We need to include people with whom we disagree at the center of our conversation.â In closing, Rougeau noted that he hopes to lead Holy Cross into a future that provides a seat at the table for all. âWe need to be prepared for a multicultural future where everyone is not going to agree or hold the same faith beliefs. My job as an educator is to see that [studentsâ] education gives them the tools they need to live in the future.â
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Post by newfieguy74 on May 8, 2021 16:45:10 GMT -5
Dr. Rougeau: âWe do have to evolve and listen to the signs of the times. Itâs to see and understand that this isnât the Holy Cross your grandfather went to, itâs not the Holy Cross your father or mother went to. Itâs going to be a Holy Cross that is for the 21st century." A lot of people may say the HC of the 20th century was better than where HC has been headed in the 21st century. Rougeau may he walking a fine line asking âyour grandfatherâ and âyour fatherâ to fund his new HC after saying theirâs wasnât good enough anymore. He didn't saying theirs wasn't good enough, he said it was different. Who can argue with that? I love HC, but I'm happy to see it evolve from what it was like when I was there (graduated 1974). When I was there it was not the most comfortable place if you were black, latino, or gay. The facilities are better, I believe the faculty is better, the endowment is much bigger, etc. I will say that I hear from friends who are academics and also read stories about college students today who act self-entitled and intolerant; some of the stories are pretty horrifying (e.g. a student who informed her professor that she would not be attending class discussions about Hamlet because the play was too violent and triggered her). My point is I think we should give President Rougeau a chance; I think he's going to be great.
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Post by hcpride on May 8, 2021 16:46:34 GMT -5
A good new article here: news.holycross.edu/blog/2021/05/07/holy-cross-incoming-president-vincent-rougeau-talks-about-his-historic-appointment-and-plans-for-the-college/Vincent D. Rougeau, dean of Boston College Law School and a nationally respected expert in legal education and Catholic social thought, was recently announced as the 33rd president of Holy Cross. The Collegeâs first lay and first Black president is set to take the helm on July 1. Rougeau recently sat down with national, regional and local media to talk about his appointment, his short- and long-term plans for the College and his lifelong commitment to social justice issues. According to Rougeau, one of his main priorities starting off will be guiding the school through the coronavirus pandemic and responding to both the challenges and opportunities it has created. One of those opportunities involves the use of technology and working closely with faculty and students at every level to integrate technology into everyday curricula. âI think [during the pandemic] weâve learned there are ways we can use technology and still have that deep personal experience between students and faculty,â Rougeau told the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Rougeau also talked about his vision for Holy Cross in the next five years: âI would love to imagine Holy Cross certainly having increased its student diversity and faculty and staff diversity, broadening its geographic representation in terms of the students that we bring to the campus and being involved in some new and exciting programming with the city and with some of the other institutions in the city.â In addition to increasing diversity within the student body and among faculty and staff, Rougeau said that heâs also considering investing in minority-led funds as a way of further narrowing racial and social inequities. âIf we want to promote a certain social justice vision of how our assets are managed, letâs do that in a more comprehensive way,â Rougeau told GBH. President-Elect Rougeau also spoke at length about his plans to incorporate Catholic social teaching at Holy Cross and how he wants the college to be a place of âvibrant conversation and intellectual debate.â âOur country is in an exceedingly difficult place,â Rougeau told Todayâs American Catholic. âWe cannot dehumanize each other. If you empty the other of his/her humanity, you are losing your way. We need to include people with whom we disagree at the center of our conversation.â In closing, Rougeau noted that he hopes to lead Holy Cross into a future that provides a seat at the table for all. âWe need to be prepared for a multicultural future where everyone is not going to agree or hold the same faith beliefs. My job as an educator is to see that [studentsâ] education gives them the tools they need to live in the future.â Weâre going to regain the academic reputation we once had via this sort of thing?
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Post by newfieguy74 on May 8, 2021 16:48:57 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by hcpride on May 8, 2021 17:16:58 GMT -5
Instead of continuing to copy Oberlin (currently tied with us down at #36 USN&WR) could we think of a plan to attract more of the brighter kids?
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Post by longsuffering on May 9, 2021 2:31:47 GMT -5
Academics #1, teaching Catholic thought, etc. #2-10
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Post by timholycross on May 9, 2021 14:14:14 GMT -5
I say Dr. Rougeau should let his portfolio managers, to coin a Bill Parcells phrase, shop for the groceries.
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Post by longsuffering on May 9, 2021 22:12:18 GMT -5
I say Dr. Rougeau should let his portfolio managers, to coin a Bill Parcells phrase, shop for the groceries. But Dr. Rougeau still has to cook the dinner, to complete the Bill Parcels complaint about Bob Kraft's meddling.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on May 9, 2021 23:45:47 GMT -5
You'd think Kraft would have a leg up when it comes to making dinner....
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