Academic Quote by Derek Bok

If we are prepared to invest the necessary time and effort, affirmative action can contribute to Harvard's quality and not detract from it.

— Derek Bok

The University has a moral obligation to provide equal opportunities to women, minority persons and all other groups who work or seek to work…

— Derek Bok

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

— Derek Bok

Home to some of our nation's civil rights leaders, Harvard Law is not a bigoted hub of racism but a place where men and…

— Kayleigh McEnany

There is another innovation at Harvard which I think made a tremendous difference and that is the decision to try to recruit the very…

— Henry Rosovsky

Coming to Harvard was an eye-opening experience because there's so much diversity on campus.

— Ryan Fitzpatrick

I won't say there aren't any Harvard graduates who have never asserted a superior attitude. But they have done so to our great embarrassment…

— Derek Bok

[On affirmative action:] Universities give a boost in admissions for other factors besides race, factors that bring no social benefit, such as athletic ability,…

— Barbara Bergmann

Harvard was an extraordinary window on the world.

— Pierre Trudeau

Harvard just took that option out of our hands. He is truly on his own now.

— Anonymous

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

Harvard prides itself on its diversity - economic, racial, social, geographical - but it remains intellectually segregated. It's not what conservative commentators seem to…

— Alexandra Petri