I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Interim President at @VCFA Vermont College of Fine Arts. I'm looking forward to working with staff, faculty, students, alumnx, and our board, to bolster our enrollment, to enhance our distinctive educational model, and to forge partnerships that will support and sustain VCFA.
They say #HigherEducation is pushing an agenda. It is. It’s called “thinking.” What the culture war gets wrong about college—and why the real threat is our own ignorance.
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A mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face in shame was unveiled in Roubaix, France, one day before the United States celebrates Independence Day on July 4. The mural, titled “The Statue of Liberty’s Silent Protest,” was created by Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw, who painted the it over six days a building on Rue de Chemin-de-Fer. de Leeuw said the city of Roubaix "has a large migrant population, and many of them live in extremely difficult circumstances."
"The values that the statue once stood for—freedom, hope, the right to be yourself—have been lost for many,” she said.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the U.S. and stands on Liberty Island in New York – nearby Ellis Island, which was a stop for immigrants making their way to New York in 19th and 20th centuries. Both make up a National Park.
Congratulations to alumnus Andrew Ramsammy (BFA 1999 Film and Video) who was recently named president of the Vermont College of Fine Arts 👏
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@ramsammy That is a good suggestion. I definitely plan to contribute at least 5x what I paid the WaPo in one year to media outlets - or individual journalists - who uphold democracy and aren't owned by billionaires.