My Ask in This Challenging Time
I don’t have to tell you that right now we are living in a challenging time. Our lives and those of the people we care about have been disrupted in ways that feel surreal. This institution and the way it operates has been reinvented, even though only on a temporary basis. We have asked students […]
Pride in the Rams
In the last few years, and thanks to generous donations from alumni Michael and Larry Smith and growing numbers of individual donors, we have been able to expand our intercollegiate athletics programs here at Suffolk. We have added new sports, renovated our facilities, and expanded our full-time coaching staff. These investments are paying off. They […]
Aren’t All Suffolk Undergraduates Under the Age of 22? No.
Near the end of the fall semester, a student in her first semester at Suffolk reached out to me. Let’s call her Jane. Jane is a transfer student from Bunker Hill Community College. She is 46 years old. She had an excellent experience at BHCC and looked forward to her time here at Suffolk. As […]
Veterans: A New Opportunity to Say Thank You
Suffolk’s purchase of the building located at 1 Court Street (formerly the Ames Hotel) presents us with many new opportunities: The opportunity to house more of our students within walking distance of their classes. The opportunity to increase Suffolk’s visibility amongst the thousands of people who walk that stretch of the city visiting the site […]
Walking the Talk
As you know, experiential learning as a pedagogical focus for our work – inside the classroom and outside of it – is a central element of the Suffolk 2025 strategic plan. At the first Board of Trustees meetings of this academic year, we made sure that the Board understands that we are committed not to […]
Suffolk Buys a Landmark
I am excited to announce that the University today completed the purchase of the Ames building at 1 Court St., and we are now officially its owner. This is a great opportunity for Suffolk and an important investment in our future. As you know, expanding our permanent residence hall capacity is a major physical campus […]
Well Done!
This is the perfect time of the year to say well done, and I want to shout that through this virtual megaphone to more than one part of the Suffolk community. First I want to say well done and thank you to everyone who made our third annual Day of Giving, which took place last […]
Earth Week at Suffolk
It’s April, and that means that almost everyone at Suffolk is even busier now than they are the rest of the year. April means that students are working on final projects, studying for exams, or getting ready for end-of-the-year performances and oral presentations. Faculty are grading, and grading, and grading. Staff are planning Senior Week, […]
A Building to Be Celebrated
Students were coming and going through the first floor lobby of the 20 Somerset building one recent afternoon. Some carried cups of coffee, no doubt fueling up for the long night of studying ahead. After all, it is that time of year. Some studied quietly, feet up on an ottoman or huddled over a […]
The Power of Storytelling
Watching the Academy Awards last night, I was struck by the diversity of voices represented by the nominees and their work. Each one tells a unique story. Ruth E. Carter made history when she became the first black woman to win a Best Costume Design Oscar for her work in Black Panther. In her acceptance […]
