There are many reasons that universities in East Asia have not reached the positions that they had hoped for. After all, we must remember that modern….

Asian colleges would do well to use a broad range of criteria in selecting students and move beyond the unproductive "examination hell. ".

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

The rank of a university is similar to an index number say like the NASDAQ index. I don't understand how you can take an institution like Harvard, St….

I suppose the situation varies from field to field. If you're a mathematician, your proficiency in English may not be such a problem. If you're in th….

There are many in East Asia who simply judge students on the basis of national tests. The top universities in the United States do not do that, and f….

But, before we in America critique East Asia, we must also recognize that we are - unfortunately - taking on some of the same characteristics. Gettin….

Public image is extremely important in American society and I observed personally that the Presidency of John F. Kennedy did much in the public mind ….

Research is an expression of faith in the possibility of progress. The drive that leads scholars to study a topic has to include the belief that new ….

I would not say that Harvard possesses any sort of absolute dominance. And I personally do not take the rankings of schools all that seriously. Howev….

The president [of American research institute] can act as the CEO and make a firm decision about the long-term development of the institution, but he….