Teachers believe they have a gift for giving; it drives them with the same irrepressible drive that drives others to create a work of art or a marker or a building.

There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are on the left and right. They are not confined to a single party of the society. They are terrorists of the mind.

Teaching is an instinctual art, mindful of potential, craving of realizations, a pausing, seamless process.

On a good day, I view the job [of president] as directing an orchestra. On the dark days, it is more like that of a clutch -- engaging the engine to effect forward motion, while taking greater friction.

It is not enough to offer a smorgasbord of courses. We must insure that students are not just eating at one end of the table.