We never expected we could. A lot of learning in terms of how our community can act together, and that was across all parts of our community. And that has been one of the and the samenings, time we have learned things that are challenging, things like online commencement, trying to do more commencements for may more commencements for may and december. Those are a few things we have been learning. Steve how will the online commencement look this weekend . Secretary burwell we are very excited about the online commencement. Tower 2020charge graduates, all 3000 of them, in my home. My provost also did his part. We are fortunate this year that we have fess Henry Louis Gates professor Henry Louis Gates, many of you may know, incredible professor from harvard, many of you may have seen his Television Series about finding his roots, and he will be speaking, in an incredible address. And as part of the commencement ceremony, we asked members of the community to take short messages, everyone fr
American university in washington dc who served as the secretary of health and Human Services during the obama administration. And later, we introduced one of the very first doctors to use breakthrough education remdesivir. Our phone lines are open. Is the area code in washington dc, host 202 7488000 four western time zones, and for you in the east, and if you are a medical professional, 202 7488002. Would begin with the latest on johns latest from Johns Hopkins university. Good evening. According to Johns Hopkins, 3. 7 million cases around the world. The overall death toll, 263,000 globally. Isning us in washington dc asretary burwell, who served hhs secretary during the obama administration. Let me begin with the learning curve you had as president of a you. And what have you learned about a you and Higher Education in general over the last two months . Secretary burwell like everyone dealing with the uncertainty of the covid19 crisis, we have been on a steep learning curve, doing th
Asretary burwell, who served hhs secretary during the obama administration. Let me begin with the learning curve you had as president of a you. And what have you learned about a you and Higher Education in general over the last two months . Secretary burwell like everyone dealing with the uncertainty of the covid19 crisis, we have been on a steep learning curve, doing things we have never done at the university. The main thing is our move to Online Learning, and moving off our campuses. Thingsre the two largest , as well as, we are like everyone else, and our staff and faculty are also working from home. Those of the main areas where, like everyone else, we have been asrning and acting nimble, we never expected we could. A lot of learning in terms of how our community can act together, and that was across all parts of our community. And that has been one of the and the samenings, time we have learned things that are challenging, things like online commencement, trying to do more commen
University. The notion is this our university should be empowered to look in the mirror and be honest with herself, we use it in a way of talking with leadership and talking about our society that institutions that are healthy and secure and should be willing to recognize whatever is going well and to be willing to say that we have a way to go. Its empowered to be honest with itself. In the subtitle which is shared leadership, culture change in academic success starts with the notion its not about one person, is not just about the University President , its about all of us working together with the vision of educating students, that is the notion of empowerment. I found the subtitle interesting because if you look at the cover of the book, you dont have one listed higher than the other or greater priority, you really have them almost laid out as a circle that we all rely on each other. Thats exactly right. Why was that you really tell important stories in this word the university is ne
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