Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

The arts, quite simply, nourish the soul. They sustain, comfort, inspire. There is nothing like that exquisite moment when you first discover the beauty of connecting with others in celebration of larger ideals and shared wisdom.

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

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

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

I'm the seventh chancellor at Vanderbilt; Bobby Johnson is the 25th head football coach. That shows a lack of commitment to attract and retain.

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

So if a college education is indispensable, the challenge as I see it is how to make it more accessible.

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

When the fabric of the universe becomes unknown, it is the duty of the university to produce weavers.

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

I believe being president of a private institution is a remarkable experience, but at Ohio State, it's a calling.

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

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

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

My mouth is sore from continually extracting my foot from it.

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

Intellectual curiosity drove Einstein to some of the world's most important discoveries.

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

I believe that it is higher education's purpose and calling to keep open the door to the American dream.

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

I think everyone needs to focus on the quality of the undergraduate experience.

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

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.

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

Being president of a major public university is the most political nonpolitical office around.

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

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.

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

Continue to surprise those who would put you in a neat demographic. Be insistently curious.

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

College graduates work in every sector of the American economy, and the research engines incubated within our universities generate a wealth of ideas and innovations that have an enormous impact on our lives.

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

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

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

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.

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

I am a bit odd. I am somewhat evangelical. But I am not crazy.

Gordon Gee
Gordon Gee

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.