Buddhism Quote by Frederick Lenz

I think universities are one of the great civilising forces of life.

— Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis

University is a wonderful opportunity to find out not just much more about the world, but much more about yourself, too.

— Robert F. Goheen

This is why universities, and civil society more generally, are so important for a democracy like ours, founded on a genuine idealism that we…

— Abhijit Banerjee

The University conceives of itself as dedicated to the power of the intellect. Its commitment is to the way of reason.

— Anonymous

Universities should be about more than developing work skills. They must also be about producing civic-minded and critically engaged citizens - citizens who can…

— Henry Giroux

“The universities of our time instead cultivate students so obsessed with their personal identities and campus pseudo-politics that they have much less interest in,…

— Mark Lilla

It is the University's function to turn out well-balanced persons with an understanding of themselves and of their place in life.

— Vincent Massey

While the universities are increasingly corporatized and militarized, their governing structures are becoming more authoritarian, faculty are being devalued as public intellectuals, students are…

— Henry Giroux

It is one thing for the institution to offer space for serious engagement, in thought and action, and to encourage free and independent use…

— Noam Chomsky

Universities are less constrained by authority and rigid doctrine in the United States than in most other societies, to my knowledge.

— Noam Chomsky

A university is not, primarily, a place in which to learn how to make a living; it is a place in which to learn…

— Sydney J. Harris

Universities in general and my university in particular really has to reach out and find ways to engage more with a broader array of…

— Mark Schlissel