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

You can’t trust those damn Catholics.

As one of the country's largest land-grant universities, Ohio State must play a critical role in moving our country forward.

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.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

Founded when Abraham Lincoln believed education could lead the nation out of its darkest days, Ohio State now provides a powerful platform of interdisciplinary academic programs, world-class scholars, outstanding students, and extensive research capabilities.

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.