Ever since economists revealed how much universities contribute to economic growth, politicians have paid close attention to higher education.

Education, and I regret to say this as an educator, but there's no indication that education has a direct effect on happiness.

The most obvious purpose of college education is to help students acquire information and knowledge by acquainting them with facts, theories, generalizations, principles, and the like. This purpose scarcely requires justification.

Universities are institutions run by amateurs to train professionals.

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 than they do conducting experiments or writing books.

Ever since economists revealed how much universities contribute to economic growth, politicians have paid close attention to higher education.

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