• 2nd Annual Black Issues Summit

    Published on Friday, February 8, 2019 as a Blog Post

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    President Seal graphic

  • Spring (Semester) Warmth

    Published on Friday, February 1, 2019 as a Blog Post

    Despite the record frigid weather, I have a particularly warm feeling about the beginning of the spring semester. Read more

    President Dumay with Eallen Freyman and Rotary President Sue Mastroianni

  • Voting: Foundation of Democracy

    Published on Friday, November 2, 2018 as a Blog Post

    On Monday, October 29, Elms College’s Campus Ministry, Social Work Department, and Office of Student Engagement and Leadership held an educational forum on this year’s midterm election ballot questions. Read more

    Photo of a 'vote' pin on Dr. Dumay's blazer

  • 90 Years of Changing the World

    Published on Monday, October 22, 2018 as a Blog Post

    This weekend we marked the 90th anniversary of Elms College, and we celebrated the college’s future as well. Read more

    90th anniversary celebration

  • Admission Open House

    Published on Monday, October 15, 2018 as a Blog Post

    We had a wonderful day on campus Saturday as we held an admission open house and welcomed alumni back to their alma mater! Read more

    Reunion festivities

  • Reflections on the Installation of Harvard’s 29th President

    Published on Sunday, October 7, 2018 as a Blog Post

    Last Friday, I went back to Harvard for the inauguration of Larry Bacow, the 29th president of Harvard University. Like delegates from around the nation representing their institution, I wanted to make sure that Elms College participated in this celebration of higher education. As the theme indicated, it was an occasion for Harvard to celebrate a new leader at the helm. But as Larry’s inaugural address demonstrated, this was a moment not just for this most venerable American institution of higher education, it was an assertion and a defense of American higher education in general. Read more

    Dr. Dumay at Harvard

  • Listening in Solidarity

    Published on Friday, September 28, 2018 as a Blog Post

    On Wednesday, the college celebrated Opening Academic Convocation. We had the privilege of welcoming attorney Helena Bala, founder of the blog Craigslist Confessional, as our guest speaker. The following are excerpts from my remarks to students on the occasion: Read more

  • Zero Tolerance on Sexual Assault

    Published on Friday, September 21, 2018 as a Blog Post

    It is hard to escape the coverage of the nomination process for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the allegations of sexual assaults against him. Read more

  • Reflections on Title IX

    Published on Friday, September 14, 2018 as a Blog Post

    So much is happening on the national and regional scene that it is hard to keep track and — more importantly — to react in a thoughtful manner. Quick posts and tweets feel unsatisfying given the complexity of most of these topics. As a result, I am going to try to post periodic reflection pieces on topics of relevance to such areas as our Elms college community, the Greater Pioneer Valley Region, the field of higher education, or just our common humanity. Read more

  • Elms and BCC Add Bachelor’s Degree-Completion Program in Early Care and Education

    Published on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 as a News Story

    Photo: Berkshire Community College President Ellen Kennedy and Elms College President Harry E. Dumay, Ph.D., MBA. To expand degree-completion options for working people in the Berkshires, College of Our Lady of the Elms and Berkshire Community College have added a new early care and education bachelor’s degree-completion program. Read more

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