I am a bit odd. I am somewhat evangelical. But I am not crazy.

The arts, quite simply, nourish the soul. They sustain, comfort, inspire. There is nothing like that exquisite moment when you first discover the beauty of connecting with others in celebration of larger ideals and shared wisdom.

When the fabric of the universe becomes unknown, it is the duty of the university to produce weavers.

So if a college education is indispensable, the challenge as I see it is how to make it more accessible.

Intellectual curiosity drove Einstein to some of the world's most important discoveries.

I believe everything learned in college is an answer to a question that someone has posed. Questions get posed differently and the answers that come back transport us to places we never knew existed.

College graduates work in every sector of the American economy, and the research engines incubated within our universities generate a wealth of ideas and innovations that have an enormous impact on our lives.