As a student, I learned to think and to always learn from others and how to grow up. As Principal, I learned to keep my eyes on the ball, to let others shine and to savour the power and attention. Overall, reach for the dream but recognize that sometimes good enough will have to be good enough.
Made by leadership
Bernard Shapiro, BA’56, LLD’88
Academic, civil servant, former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill
Member of the Schulich School of Music Advisory Board
