Occupation: Lawyer Birth: March 22, 1930
I think any self-respecting educational institution ought to judge its policies by its best estimate of what their long-term consequences for their s….
Universities are institutions run by amateurs to train professionals..
I think one thing that does cause unhappiness is protracted anxiety and worry..
The most obvious purpose of college education is to help students acquire information and knowledge by acquainting them with facts, theories, general….
An educated man must have a "curiosity in exploring the unfamiliar and unexpected, an open-mindedness in entertaining opposing points of view, tolera….
Again and again, universities have put a low priority on the very programs and initiatives that are needed most to increase productivity and competit….
Efforts to develop critical thinking falter in practice because too many professors still lecture to passive audiences instead of challenging student….
There is far too much law for those who can afford it and far too little for those who cannot..
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance..
I suspect that no community will become humane and caring by restricting what its members can say..
Education, and I regret to say this as an educator, but there's no indication that education has a direct effect on happiness..
As countries embrace mass higher education, the cost of maintaining universities increases dramatically relative to an elite system..
The oldest of the arts and the youngest of the professions..
Colleges and universities, for all the benefits they bring, accomplish far less for their students than they should. Many students graduate without b….
Ever since economists revealed how much universities contribute to economic growth, politicians have paid close attention to higher education..
If you think the cost of education is high, think about ignorance..
The first country to adopt happiness as an official goal of public policy is the tiny little country of Bhutan in Asia near China and India..
Greater inequality in Europe has made people less happy..
There's a great deal of difference between thinking reflectively about moral issues and achieving higher standards of ethical behavior..
Although professors regard improving critical thinking as the most important goal of college, tests reveal that seniors who began their studies with ….
Critics of American colleges typically attribute the failings of undergraduate education to a tendency on the part of professors to neglect their tea….