Higher education leaders reacted swiftly to the display of racism, bigotry and hatred in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend. As a resource, we offer below a sampling of statements by presidents, chancellors and provosts.
Sian Leah Beilock and Linda Bell, Barnard College
Linda A. Livingstone, Baylor University
Martha E. Pollack, Cornell University
Claire E. Sterk, Emory University
Ángel Cabrera, George Mason University
Janet Napolitano, University of California System
Farnam Jahanian, Carnegie Mellon University
Robert J. Zimmer, University of Chicago
Martha E. Pollack, Cornell University
Vincent E. Price, Duke University
President Price’s follow-up on removal of Robert E. Lee statue
Wayne A.I. Frederick, Howard University
Presidents of three Iowa public universities
Mark Schlissel, University of Michigan
Multiple University of Missouri Leaders
Sonya Stephens, Mount Holyoke College
Morton Schapiro and Jonathan Holloway, Northwestern University
Michael H. Schill, University of Oregon
Eric J. Barron, Penn State University
Amy Gutmann, University of Pennsylvania
Kathleen McCartney, Smith College
Lonnie Bunch, Smithsonian’s African American History Museum
Samuel L. Stanley, Jr., Stony Brook University
Gregory L. Fenves, University of Texas at Austin
Kim Schatzel, Towson University
Ana Marie Cauce, University of Washington
Peter Salovey, Yale University