Academic excellence is the only requirement for successful career write a debate
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Academic excellence, in their own words
President Crutcher talks with faculty about the ideas that inspire them.
By Ronald A. Crutcher, president
As I sit to compose this essay, I’m reminded of the philosophical thought exercise about the tree falling in the forest, but with a twist. Mine goes: If I write a magazine essay composed almost entirely of quotes of my colleagues, did I actually write the essay? Let’s consider that question here together.
This fall, I had the privilege of interviewing some of the extraordinarily talented professors at our university. In these conversations, I had an opportunity to ask them about the subjects around which they’ve built lives of inquiry. Our topics ranged from breast cancer to beekeeping, astrophysics to music.