I think the minority students that we admit to Harvard are every bit as meritorious as the white students that we admit. — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
If we are prepared to invest the necessary time and effort, affirmative action can contribute to Harvard's quality and not detract from… — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
I won't say there aren't any Harvard graduates who have never asserted a superior attitude. But they have done so to our… — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
The University has a moral obligation to provide equal opportunities to women, minority persons and all other groups who work or seek… — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
In 1968, the situation at Harvard was not one of which we can be proud. In that year, the proportion of minority… — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
I believe that Harvard can have, and must have, a strong affirmative action program that reflects our commitment to equal opportunity while… — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
Doctoral training is devoted almost entirely to learning to do research, even though most Ph.Ds who enter academic life spend far more time teaching… — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
I think it's sort of an outrage that companies should have to hire firms to teach the college graduates they employ how to write. — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
As countries embrace mass higher education, the cost of maintaining universities increases dramatically relative to an elite system. — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
“surveys show that over 90 percent of professors believe that their teaching is above average,” — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
For some students, especially in the sciences, the knowledge gained in college may be directly relevant to graduate study. For almost all students, a… — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
There is far too much law for those who can afford it and far too little for those who cannot. — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
An educated man must have a "curiosity in exploring the unfamiliar and unexpected, an open-mindedness in entertaining opposing points of view, tolerance for the… — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
Once you start worrying about a national football championship, then you begin to worry about getting the quality of athlete, and the numbers needed,… — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
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… — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
I think the minority students that we admit to Harvard are every bit as meritorious as the white students that we admit. — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
There's a great deal of difference between thinking reflectively about moral issues and achieving higher standards of ethical behavior. — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
Critics of American colleges typically attribute the failings of undergraduate education to a tendency on the part of professors to neglect their teaching to… — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
