There is another innovation at Harvard which I think made a tremendous difference and that is the decision to try to recruit… — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
The strong point of American research universities is the manner in which trustees, presidents and other senior executives retain a considerable amount… — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
There seems also to be a tremendous risk to indigenous cultures if we insist that all scholarship be conducted in English. We… — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
Public image is extremely important in American society and I observed personally that the Presidency of John F. Kennedy did much in the public… — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
I would not say that Harvard possesses any sort of absolute dominance. And I personally do not take the rankings of schools all that… — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
That doesn't mean that the top fifteen institutions in the ranking somehow don't belong there at all. But what is the difference between number… — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
It is equally unreasonable to run a university as a "participatory democracy," the approach to governance that once existed in Europe. That approach in… — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
The faculty know what they need to develop and they need to work with an administrator with the authority do get it done. To… — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
Asian colleges would do well to use a broad range of criteria in selecting students and move beyond the unproductive "examination hell. " — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
There are many in East Asia who simply judge students on the basis of national tests. The top universities in the United States do… — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
Never underestimate the difficulty of changing false beliefs by facts — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
That said, there are a few clear factors that determine the potential of a university to reach the highest levels of excellence. In the… — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
Research is an expression of faith in the possibility of progress. The drive that leads scholars to study a topic has to include the… — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
The question of how much English should be used in international research universities is one with which I am extremely familiar. I would even… — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
I have not been able to give a concrete answer to the question of how the nations of Asia can create their own unique… — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
