Derek Bok Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“What we are doing in educating students is trying to prepare them to live more fulfilling lives for the decades after they graduate. And trying to provide a better, richer, fairer, more decent society for the generations after.”

“I suspect that no community will become humane and caring by restricting what its members can say.”

“I think any self-respecting educational institution ought to judge its policies by its best estimate of what their long-term consequences for their students and for the society will be.”

“Fewer than half of all university professors publish as much as one article per year.”

“Good teaching is creating really interesting generalizations out of war stories.”

“Early admission programs tend to advantage the advantaged.”

“Freshly minted Ph.Ds typically teach the way their favorite professors taught.”

“I think the minority students that we admit to Harvard are every bit as meritorious as the white students that we admit.”

“Universities are in a position where they can think very creatively.”

“Apart from finding a first job, college graduates seem to adapt more easily than those with only a high school degree as the economy evolves and labor-market needs change.”