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.

The Ohio State University has a rich - if quiet - heritage of the arts.

I spent the first 18 years of my life in the pastoral town of Vernal, Utah, in the shadows of the Book Cliffs and the Uinta Mountains.

You can’t trust those damn Catholics.

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

To be sure, American higher education is a diverse ecosystem, comprising institutions of all sizes, price tags, and mission statements.

Being president of a major public university is the most political nonpolitical office around.