Chris Gray, Ph.D. Founding President, Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania Last week, in a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court struck down the use of affirmative action in higher education admissions, deeming it unconstitutional. Then, the Court struck...
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The Power and Work of Redemption
Chris Gray, Ph.D. Founding President, Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania Tommy Clanton, a member of our first graduating class here at EC3, is actually seeking a pardon for some mistakes in his past. He’s on a path to redemption for his past wrongs....
Graduation: Achieved
Chris Gray, Ph.D. Founding President, Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania Last weekend, we honored our first group of EC3 graduates at our first annual commencement ceremony, a momentous occasion filled with pride, joy, and celebration. Held at...
Preparing to Celebrate!
Chris Gray, Ph.D. Founding President, Erie County Community College Graduation is such a significant milestone in a student’s academic journey, marking the culmination of years of hard work and dedication. Just about everything going on here at EC3...
Champion: Both Noun and Verb
Chris Gray, Ph.D. Founding President | Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania I’m not now nor have I ever been particularly passionate about grammar, but I do find it interesting the way words work. Particularly in English, because it’s such an amalgamation of...
Just Around the Bend: Summer!
Notes from the President Chris Gray, Ph.D. | Founding President, Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania With its warm temperatures and sunny weather, summer feels far away right now. As April showers and cool spring temperatures pervade Erie, it...
Coming Soon: A BIG First
Notes from the President Christopher Gray, Ph.D. | Founding President, Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania In just a few short weeks, we will celebrate a BIG milestone here at EC3: our first commencement ceremony! The theme for this event is “Firsts”...
Broadening Our Reach
Notes from the President Chris Gray, Ph.D. | Founding President, Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania My focus here in the blog to date has been on the ways in which EC3 serves our students in attaining a degree or preparing to transfer to a four-year...
Timelines and Traditions
Notes from the President Chris Gray, Ph.D. | Founding President, Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania I’ve worked in many institutions in which things have been done a certain way just because that’s the way they’ve always been done, and we can’t break...
Staying Vigilant About Belongingness
Notes from the President Chris Gray, Ph.D. | Founding President, Erie County Community College As we move into our second month of the Spring 2023 semester, I am noticing that something has changed among students. The atmosphere just feels a bit more...