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I Believe That It Is Higher Education's Purpose And Calling To Keep Open The Door To The American Dream.

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 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.

Being President Of A Major Public University Is The Most Political Nonpolitical Office Around.

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.