[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 10482-10483]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO GREGORY PRINCE

 Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, this month Hampshire College in 
Amherst, MA says goodbye to Greg Prince, who has served so impressively 
as its President since 1989. Dr. Prince came to Hampshire after a 
distinguished academic career as a professor of history and 
administrator at Dartmouth College, and he has spent the past 16 years 
building a strong record for Hampshire.
  Hampshire is a young college founded in 1970 as a model of 
interdisciplinary education without conventional grades. Its unique 
college setting promotes independent thought and activism on public 
policy, while at the same time participating in a five college 
consortium with traditional colleges Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst and 
the University of Massachusetts.
  Greg Prince is a president who believes in wide-ranging discussion, 
and so Hampshire students are encouraged to be active participants in 
the dialogue and activities of the college. He believes strongly that 
the institution must have a vision, and the president must support and 
encourage that vision. In Hampshire's case, the vision is firmly 
grounded in the value of social justice.

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  Prior to his presidency, Hampshire had become the first college in 
the country to divest its stock in corporations doing business in South 
Africa. Greg Prince continued to set an example in everything he did. 
He has had an indelible impact on the campus by his strong commitment 
to the college's mission of self-expression and action. He has inspired 
all of us through his leadership on issues that affect college 
education--particularly on student aid and academic freedom. Through 
his speaking, his writing and most importantly his actions--he has 
demonstrated his commitment to the quality and diversity of higher 
education.
  Greg Prince has served Hampshire College, the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts, and the Nation well, and I know I join his many friends 
and admirers in extending our gratitude for his extraordinary service 
and our best wishes for the next phase of his outstanding 
career.

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