I've been president of Brown and chancellor of Vanderbilt, where they have very high completion rates.

We're going to make certain that we set a very high standard for ourselves.

I did not want to go anywhere where I would be interim.

In tumultuous times, it's important to have a very mature leader.

The strength of the American higher education system is that it is a multifaceted, multi-layered system, and that is what makes us very strong.

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.