03/02/2022
By Jacquie Moloney
I also want to praise those men and women in Russia who are risking arrest, imprisonment and worse for speaking out and protesting this callous attack on freedom and millions of innocent lives.
With representative democracy increasingly under pressure across the globe, it is essential that we stand up for the right to self-governance for all and remember that the actions of a totalitarian state’s leaders do not always represent the beliefs of its people.
Every day I am grateful to work at an institution where differences are recognized as strengths to build upon, not weaknesses to be eliminated. I know our thoughts are with those living through this difficult time as well as the members of the university community who have friends and loved ones in harm’s way.