A truly great university is a nucleus of artistic expression. It fosters creative, critical thought, and serves as a platform for civil discourse.

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.

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

I believe that it is higher education's purpose and calling to keep open the door to the American dream.

You can’t trust those damn Catholics.

People look at me like I'm crazy when I say that our greatest partnership here at Ohio State should be with the community colleges.

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