“One of the most distressing tasks of a university president is to pretend that the protest and outrage of each new generation of undergraduates is really fresh and meaningful. In fact, it is one of the most predictable controversies that we know. The participants go through a ritual of hackneyed complaints, almost as ancient as academe, while believing that what is said is radical and new.”
“The university is being called upon to educate previously unimagined numbers of students; to respond to the expanding claims of national service; to merge its activities with industry as never before....”
Clark Kerr
“[Students] aren't what we ideally would like to see them. They are not independent and individualistic, but they do fit the needs of our emerging industrial society. ... the employers will love this g...”
Clark Kerr
“The university and segments of industry are becoming more and more alike. As the university becomes tied into the world of work, the professor—at least in the natural and some of the social sciences—t...”
Clark Kerr
“Kerr, however, also had wit. The perfect university, he observed, provided sex for students, sports for alumni, and parking for faculty.”
Clark Kerr
“I find the three major administrative problems on a campus are sex for the students athletics for the alumni and parking for the faculty.”
Clark Kerr
