The University has a moral obligation to provide equal opportunities to women, minority persons and all other groups who work or seek to work at Harvard. Derek Bok equalgroupharvard Change image and share on social
There's a great deal of difference between thinking reflectively about moral issues and achieving higher standards of ethical behavior. Derek Bok achievebehaviordeal Change image and share on social
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 decadedecenteducate share on social
Education, and I regret to say this as an educator, but there's no indication that education has a direct effect on happiness. Derek Bok directeducationeducator Change image and share on social
What college is all about is some kind of 4-year game about who is going to end up with the highest grades. And I don't mean to say that academic achievement isn't important. But it is, after all, a means to an end. Derek Bok academicachievementcollege share on social
The most obvious purpose of college education is to help students acquire information and knowledge by acquainting them with facts, theories, generalizations, principles, and the like. This purpose scarcely requires justification. Derek Bok acquaintacquirecollege share on social
I think it's sort of an outrage that companies should have to hire firms to teach the college graduates they employ how to write. Derek Bok collegecompanyemploy Change image and share on social
Teaching methods are often inadequate for the goals faculties are trying to achieve. Important courses such as expository writing and foreign languages are frequently taught by untrained graduate students and underpaid adjunct teachers. Derek Bok achieveadjunctcourse share on social
Freshly minted Ph.Ds typically teach the way their favorite professors taught. Derek Bok favoritefreshlymint Change image and share on social
Efforts to develop critical thinking falter in practice because too many professors still lecture to passive audiences instead of challenging students to apply what they have learned to new questions. Derek Bok applyaudiencechallenge Change image and share on social
