He's one of the best artists we could have gotten. All students can relate to his music, and he personally thanked us for having him.

We talked a lot about the mission, the link between the artists who come here and the students, and that this is an unbreakable link. That's what became most intriguing to me. Aspen can do what even great conservatories don't do. It can play a role for young musicians that their conservatory doesn't play. Not more important, but complementary to it.

But we cannot support a group that has not been upright with us. We need honesty to have dialogue.

I don't support sexism.

It takes a lot of groundwork that may have been laid last semester and hopefully we'll see progress on things this semester.

It's our responsibility to support them and what they do.