[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 21, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E792]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  MARJORIE HASS LEAVING RHODES COLLEGE

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                            HON. STEVE COHEN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 21, 2021

  Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to wish the best good fortune 
to a transformational educator, Dr. Marjorie Hass, who is leaving as 
President of Rhodes College in Memphis to become President of the 
Council of Independent Colleges, a Washington-based association of 
independent colleges and universities. There she will be a leading 
voice in national discussions of issues in higher education. In her 
four years at Rhodes, Dr. Hass has inspired the students, faculty and 
staff to maintain the stellar reputation it has gained over 173 years 
as one of the nation's top liberal arts institutions. Trained as a 
philosopher and guided by her Jewish faith, Dr. Hass has been a 
thoughtful decision maker as a college president, maintaining high 
standards in leadership development and academics. In the last four 
years, Rhodes has been named one of the nation's most innovative 
liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report, a ``best value'' 
college by The Princeton Review, and Tennessee's best liberal arts 
college by Niche, the lifestyle and culture magazine. Dr. Hass taught 
philosophy for over a decade at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania, 
where she also directed the Center for Ethics, and holds bachelor's, 
master's, and doctoral degrees in philosophy from the University of 
Illinois--Champaign-Urbana. Before coming to Muhlenberg College, Dr. 
Hass served as president of Austin College in Sherman, Texas, where she 
worked to ensure talented students could succeed regardless of their 
financial background. Dr. Hass is married to Dr. Lawrence Hass, a 
former philosophy professor and sleight-of-hand magician, and she has 
two grown children, Cameron and Jessica. After her contributions to 
Rhodes and to our city, I look forward to seeing Dr. Hass testifying 
before the education committees on Capitol Hill in her new leadership 
position and wish her the best in this new chapter of her life.

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