I won’t say there aren’t any Harvard graduates who have never asserted a superior attitude. But they have done so to our great embarrassment and in no way represent the Harvard I know. Derek Bok Read Quote
Despite the hours spent debating different models of general education, the choices faculties make rarely lead to any significant difference in the cognitive development of undergraduates. Derek Bok Read Quote
The college that takes students with modest entering abilities and improves their abilities substantially contributes more than the school that takes very bright students and helps them develop only modestly. Derek Bok Read Quote
There’s a great deal of difference between thinking reflectively about moral issues and achieving higher standards of ethical behavior. Derek Bok Read Quote
If we are prepared to invest the necessary time and effort, affirmative action can contribute to Harvard’s quality and not detract from it. Derek Bok Read Quote
I don’t think the alternative to Yale is jail by any means. On the other hand, there is a mass of research that does show that there are real advantages to your subsequent career in going to selective institutions. Derek Bok Read Quote
What we are doing in educating students is trying to prepare them to live more fulfilling lives for the decades after they graduate. And trying to provide a better, richer, fairer, more decent society for the generations after. Derek Bok Read Quote
I think any self-respecting educational institution ought to judge its policies by its best estimate of what their long-term consequences for their students and for the society will be. Derek Bok Read Quote
