Dialogue with President Beth Paul

  As the last of the semester’s final exams are finished today, I share with you this video message of reflection and well wishes. Our community has persevered yet again this fall, and I’m grateful for you — our students, faculty, and staff — who are so committed to our powerful learning community. I wish you a restful break and look forward to seeing you in the new year. Watch the video

  I want to share the next episode of the Prez Paul Podcast: our changemaker series. This year, we are focusing our conversations around the idea of what it means to be a Nazareth changemaker. In our latest episode of season two, I have a conversation with Nazareth professors Dr. Michael Chen and Dr. Lauren Brooks, along with their graduate assistant and recent Naz alumna Tatianna Trojnor-Hill. They had the prestigious honor of working with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to analyze racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 testing in a national sample of more than 2 million patients across the U.S. In addition to identifying significant disparities, they also found that geography and state-level political affiliations can predict individuals' risk of testing positive for COVID-19. Guests:  Michael Chen  is an assistant professor in the Nursing and Public Health Department. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics and public health from Brown University and a Ph.D....

  I write to share an update on the strategic framework implementation process and to express my gratitude to all of you who have participated in the effort to date. Through thoughtful input, listening, and engaging in the process, YOU are bringing the strategic framework to life. I am also deeply grateful to Yousuf George and Karen Kuppinger for their tireless leadership and stewardship of our collective progress, to the Steering Committee for their visionary guidance, and the Working Groups for their time and dedication.   Through this collaborative process, we have set the course and started the work of establishing priorities, honing our focus, and shaping our initiatives. Each initiative represents an investment to move Nazareth forward — to compel students’ choice of Nazareth and make progress for future generations of students who seek Nazareth’s transformative education.  There are three significant initiatives taking shape that I’d like to call your attentio...