Scott Cowen
Scott Cowen
Scott S. Cowen was 14th president of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he was also Seymour S. Goodman Memorial Professor in the A.B. Freeman School of Business and professor of economics in Tulane's School of Liberal Arts. He has written more than a hundred peer-reviewed journal articles and five books. His most recent book, The Inevitable City: The Resurgence of New Orleans and the Future of Urban America, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2014. Cowen is the...
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There's nothing in common about this model and what was in existence pre-Katrina.
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This is a model that is starting to emerge in America, and we could be the first to bless it.
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The new model would fundamentally transform the look and feel of the New Orleans public schools. You hear the phrase, 'No child left behind,' I'd like to give meaning to that.
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We are the only large institution that is currently standing in New Orleans right now.
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We have to have a whole new mind-set about how we approach public education. If we can get our heads around true transformation, we can turn it around.
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It is difficult to describe what this situation feels like for those involved. It is surreal and unfathomable. But I hope you will be patient and understanding of our situation as we work our way through the complexities.
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We have an opportunity of a lifetime: Out of adversity to create a school system that would be the envy of people around the country.
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We were talking at a very high level of conversation about principles and values. It's another thing to come up with real solutions. I'm only speaking personally, but if the solution they come up with is only to add a fifth bowl and a little more access, that is not a successful resolution of the issues.
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We're the single largest private employer (in Orleans Parish), ... What does it say if the single largest employer doesn't get up?
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While this news is extremely disappointing to all of us, our students can continue their academic careers uninterrupted thanks to an avalanche of support from our colleagues in higher education,
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We will have brought back about 25,000 people to the parish. We have restaurant owners and store owners who every day thank me for us being open because they're seeing their business picking up dramatically.
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It's not only important for Tulane to come back, it's important for the city of New Orleans to come back, ... We don't want to be an oasis in an otherwise desolate land.
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We believe that chartering is a very good short-term intervention given our situation, but it's not a long-term solution to running a medium- or large-scale school district.
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We want our athletes to carry the torch, face, and name of Tulane University during this difficult time.