A Message From Our Dean

Welcome to a new academic year!  I like new. New shows promise. New signals fresh. New signals better. New suggests excitement. While new is all of those positive elements, new also promotes anxiety about the unknown. It also intimates that the past may have been better before the new way of doing something. This is a fundamental conundrum that manifests in debates about what is better: new or old?  It is a judgment epoxied in values. Artificial Intelligence vs. Authentic Intelligence. Pen and paper vs. iPad. Modern art vs. Contemporary art. An email thank you vs. A thank you card. Building restoration vs. Building renovation.