I am not a scientist. I have never analyzed the far reaches of the solar system through the lens of a telescope nor scrutinized cancer cells under a microscope.
As one of the country's largest land-grant universities, Ohio State must play a critical role in moving our country forward.
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 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.
The Ohio State University has a rich - if quiet - heritage of the arts.
To be sure, American higher education is a diverse ecosystem, comprising institutions of all sizes, price tags, and mission statements.
Everyone wrote our obituary but us and the coaches and the kids who stayed with us. The obit was, 'Vanderbilt will have to leave the Southeastern Conference. All the coaches are leaving, and all the students are transferring.'
I think we can be competitive on and off the field and create a model where our athletes are scholars and learners, too.
I believe we have the best football coach in the country in Urban Meyer. I had the privilege of hiring him, as you know, and I think he is doing fabulous work.
I joke that being a university president is akin to being a pinata. But there are also notions of redemption.
At least for me, I believe that one learns from one's mistakes. And I made significant mistakes, and I learned from them.
You have great athletic directors, you let them run it; you keep yourself informed, but I'm not the athletic director. I'm the president of the university.
Jewish students, by culture and by ability and by the very nature of their liveliness, make a university a much more habitable place in terms of intellectual life.
I think what any student adds is the ideas they bring.
We're going to make certain that we set a very high standard for ourselves.
Every time I get a lot of money, I cry, and I got a lot of tears left.
Sitting on a corporate board is a hobby for me.
Let me just be very clear: I'm just hopeful the coach doesn't dismiss me.
I have a passion for academic life, a passion for students and for the ability and the narrative of a university to make a difference in the world in which they reside.
If we make a difference in Ohio, we can make a difference on a national scale.
