COLUMN BY MICHAEL E. HILL President Michael E. Hill is joined on the front steps of the President’s Cottage by 5s from Children’s School’s Blue and Yellow Rooms. Each week I have the privilege of
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COLUMN BY MICHAEL E. HILL Resilience. If there was ever a word to describe the fact that we are at Week Nine of our Summer Assembly, “resilience” may be the perfect choice. For all we
COLUMN BY MICHAEL E. HILL As we enter Week Eight of our season, I am struck by the complexity of the issues we’ve covered during this Chautauqua Summer Assembly. China, “Bridging our Divides,” empathy and
COLUMN BY MICHAEL E. HILL How in the world did we get to the last third of our Summer Assembly?! It boggles the mind, but here we are in Week Seven, and what a week
COLUMN BY MICHAEL E. HILL As I flipped through the latest issue of Time, I came across a timely article about a 2020 study by the Society for Human Resource Management titled the “State of
COLUMN BY MICHAEL E. HILL Knock, knock. Who’s there? You are! OK, so clearly I’m not the one to author or deliver jokes, but I don’t have to do that heavy lifting as we enter
COLUMN BY MICHAEL E. HILL Welcome to Week Four at Chautauqua. As I write this message to you, we are completing the first third of our Summer Assembly — a most remarkable one that is
COLUMN BY MICHAEL E. HILL Welcome to Week Three at Chautauqua. I cannot believe we will close out the first third of our Assembly at the conclusion of this week. It proves the old adage:
COLUMN BY MICHAEL E. HILL Welcome to Week Two of our 2021 Summer Assembly. It was so invigorating to be with many of you as we explored the role of China in the world. If
Dear Fellow Chautauquans, Welcome to the eighth week of our 146th Assembly. We’ve just come off a week centering on the notion of grace in our world. I’m grateful to Krista Tippett and her “On
President Michael Hill Dear fellow Chautauquans, Welcome to the seventh week of our 146th Assembly. I have been waiting for this week for more than a year. The broader concept of grace has been on
President Michael Hill Welcome to the sixth week of our 146th Assembly. Writing these greetings to you each week gets harder and harder. Half the time I want to celebrate what we’ve just experienced in
Welcome to the fifth week of our 146th Assembly. It’s hard to believe we’re already at the midpoint of our annual convening. I’m grateful for the first four weeks of inquiry but even more delighted
Welcome to the fourth week of our 146th Assembly. From last week’s exhilarating experiences in partnership with National Geographic Society, we now turn to a different kind of exploration, namely what our world and society might
President Michael Hill Welcome to the second week of our 146th Assembly. It has been such a joy to spend our opening week with so many Chautauquans and to welcome all those who are joining
Welcome home to Chautauqua! It’s a true joy to welcome you to the 146th Assembly on these sacred grounds. The staff and I have been eagerly awaiting your arrival. We have so much to share: