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
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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:
“Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.” — Henry David Thoreau I have been thinking a lot about our friend Thoreau since
Welcome to Week Nine of our 145th Assembly. I cannot believe that we’ve reached the end of our summer season so soon! And while we are always sad when our time together comes to a
Welcome to Week Eight of our 145th Assembly. Every year, as president, I have the luxury of picking certain themes because I think they are “mission critical,” and this week is the one that fits
Welcome to Week Seven of our 145th Assembly, and what an incredible week it’s going to be. If you are joining us for the first time, you are among a record-setting crowd that will be
Welcome to Week Six of our 145th Assembly. It’s hard to believe that this week marks the two-thirds point in our season. We have experienced so much in the first five weeks, and I’m excited about
Welcome to Week Five of our 145th Assembly. What an exhilarating week we’re leaving. Normally in this column, I start right off with “what’s to come,” but I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge