Archive for May 2025
Tradition, Change, and Transitions
Bro. Tom Giardino, SM Executive Director “Our tradition is adaptation” were the words that the renowned Marianist historian, Fr. Joseph Verrier, SM, said in a conference to the Brothers in France in 1946. Verrier knew well how often our Founder, Fr. Chaminade, had moved on from the past and into an unknown future from the…
Read MoreThe next AMU Executive Director
Dr. Allison Leigh The AMU Board of Directors has completed its national search for the next AMU Executive Director, and Dr. Allison Leigh, presently Director of Marianist Strategies at UD, will assume the position on July 1, 2025. I am delighted to welcome Allison to this vital ministry, and I am sure that she will…
Read MoreNovea McIntosh, Ed.D., Associate Professor, Co-Program Director Urban Teacher Academy, School of Education and Health Sciences
As an Afro-Caribbean professor in education, Blessed Chaminade’s words – “New times call for new methods” – resonate deeply with both my personal journey and my professional mission. Raised in a culture rooted in oral tradition, community resilience, and creative problem-solving, I learned early on that adaptation is not merely a response to change -…
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