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.

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

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.

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 not a scientist. I have never analyzed the far reaches of the solar system through the lens of a telescope nor scrutinized cancer cells under a microscope.

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