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Quotes from College Presidents

“Colleges of Distinction make no apology for offering an education that endeavors to educate the whole student – mind, body, and spirit.” –John Roush, President, Centre College

“Helping students to build a bridge to the world after college is an integral and valuable part of a good liberal arts education.” –Jim Phifer, President Coe College

“College graduates should have a specialized set of knowledge—they have usually paid dearly for that, after all, with time and money. But if they do not also learn during those years of study how to apply what they have learned and benefit their world, then the college has done them a disservice.” – Kenneth Schwab, President, Centenary College

“Colleges and universities must continue to find new ways to show that service is more than an occasional act of goodness; it is the path toward personal achievement and the backbone of a democratic society that seeks to improve itself.” --Thomas R. Morris, President, Emory and Henry

 “We need more champions for all educational alternatives that produce young people better prepared to lead successful, fulfilled lives.” --Nora Kizer Bell, President, Hollins University


“Diversity of views, ambiguity, and creative conflict are necessary parts of the enterprise of higher education. “ --David Sallee, President, William Jewell College

“The colleges and universities whose general education curriculum causes students to develop their personal awareness of ethics — an awareness that is informed by the combined understanding of the experience of human history and contemporary practices — are the ones that deserve to be called ‘distinctive.’ ” --Larry Large, President, Oglethorpe College

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