Office of the President - Academic Speeches and Papers

October 20, 2007
Remarks at the Dedication of Johnson Hall of Science

November 4, 2006
Remarks from the Associated Colleges conference on Academic Freedom

The Spellings Commission Report: Essays and Responses
Remarks to the Board of Trustees and Guests of Momentum St. Lawrence Weekend
Spellings Commission Misses Boat on What Students Need to Know
Spellings Commission Report Misses the Boat on Undergraduate Science and Mathematics Education
Spellings Commission Perpetuates the National Misunderstanding of Higher Education Prices

Milton's Areopagitica and Freedom of Speech on Campus
(Published in Liberal Education Spring 2006, the Journal of the American Association of Colleges and Universities)

Where are We, Really, in Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering and
Technology Education in America?
presented at the January 2006 AAC&U National Conference

"The Variables of Positive Change", from Building Robust Learning Environments in Undergraduate Scence, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (.pdf file)

Remarks of Welcome to New Students and Parents, Matriculation Ceremony
August 27, 2007
August 28, 2006
August 22, 2005
August 23, 2004
August 25, 2003

Remarks—Opening Convocation
August 29, 2007
August 31, 2006
August 25, 2005
August 26, 2004
August 28, 2003

Remarks, Commencement

May 20, 2007
May 21, 2006
May 15, 2005
May 16, 2004
May 18, 2003
May 19, 2002
May 20, 2001
May 21, 2000
May 23, 1999

The Last Word: Relevant Essays from The St. Lawrence Magazine
Liberal Education and America's Promise - Spring 2007
On Research - Summer/Fall 2006
I Chose St. Lawrence - Summer/Fall 2003
Writing at St. Lawrence - Winter 2002
Getting It Together: Student/Faculty Research - Spring 2001
The New Economy Summer/ Fall 2000