Dialogue with President Beth Paul

Dear alumni, What a wonderful conversation we had last week during the alumni town hall. Thank you for the overwhelming response and for the informed, insightful questions. We hope that this is the first in a series of conversations to strengthen your visibility and involvement with the College and our students, faculty, staff, and fellow alumni. We have made the recording available to those who were not able to participate, so you can also hear about all that is happening at the College. For me, the most memorable parts of the conversation were talking about how Nazareth is persevering during the pandemic, reflecting on leadership during a time of such significant challenge, and thinking about the significance and excitement of our upcoming centennial celebration of the founding of Nazareth College. I am moved and amazed by how we are thriving amidst the steep challenges posed by the pandemic. It is through the ingenuity of our faculty and staff, community commitment ...

To the Faculty, Staff, and Students of Nazareth College:  Today, we commit to a movement to understand, interrupt, and transcend racism and achieve community, opportunity, and belonging for all. Our learning community will face and reflect on the realities of racial injustice and cultivate the vision and skills for creating just and inclusive communities, near and far. A lifelong commitment to antiracism will guide our life’s work in service to humanity and the greater good. We are a college that was formed to take a stand against injustice. Our values compel us to choose action and pursue social justice . Last week, we stood in silence as our bell tolled to honor lives lost. The student group El Barrio hosted dozens of students, faculty, and staff in a breakthrough conversation about race and healing. And, this week, students are working together to create a mural which proudly states we are committed to the creation of an antiracist campus community uniting with t...

Dear Nazareth College Community, Yesterday we witnessed in stunned horror a video of the heinous killing of Daniel T. Prude — naked, shackled, hooded, and suffocated on a cold, dark Rochester street. We now add his name to the list of Black lives unnecessarily lost — murdered in an agonizing cry of pain, suffering, and outrage. Today we hear the stories of Daniel T. Prude’s life from his family — all shattered in a stranglehold of thoughtless, murderous violation. Today we renew our commitment to action as we remember the Black lives who deserve our honor, our remembrance, and our fierce advocacy. I again call on every member of our community to face this reality. In 2020, Black people are still being persecuted on the basis of race. Even in our own Nazareth community, people feel unsafe and unwelcome because of their Blackness. Enough! I again call on each of us to reflect on how we have internalized the systemic racism and white supremacy that tarnishes our society and assaults our h...