Statement from the Directors of the Five College Consortium

In the wake of the horrendous events of September 11, 2001, the Directors of the Five College Consortium wish to state the following:

1. we condemn in the name of our common humanity the barbarous acts of terror in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania;
2. we extend our condolences to the bereaved and the wounded;
3. we call on all Americans to resist appeals to hatred based on race, creed, or ethnicity; and
4. we implore our nation’s leaders to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to justice in a way that honors humanity, including through the resources of the national and international legal systems.

Thomas Gerety
President, Amherst College

Gregory Prince
President, Hampshire College

Joanne Creighton
President, Mount Holyoke College

John Connolly
Acting President, Smith College

Marcellette Williams
Chancellor (Interim), University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Lorna Peterson
Executive Director, Five Colleges Incorporated