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Panelists spoke about public health policy, mental health, and whether measures of happiness should shape public policy in the United States. Among the topics they addressed were welfare pol…

A memorial service for John Kenneth Galbraith was held in Memorial Church in Harvard Yard, Cambridge. Many dignitaries and family members eulogized him and praised his life and career in pub…

Derek Bok talked about his book Our Underachieving Colleges: A Candid Look at How Much Students Learn and Why They Should Be Learning More, published by Princeton University Press. He explai…

A panel discussion titled “Grading America’s Education” was held at the Aspen Ideas Festival. The panel, moderated by Walter Isaacson, was sponsored by the Educational Testing Service. Topic…

Speakers commented on the release of the Committee for Economic Development’s report on judicial selection. They focused on the committee’s plan for an outreach program to share the report w…

Derek Bok talked about his new book, The Trouble with Government, published by Harvard University Press. He also responded to viewer comments and questions.

At this meeting of the AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION discussed the subject of Diversity in Higher Education. Derek Bok,Professor & President Emeritus,HARVARD UNIV., JFK Sc…

Author, Derek Bok, discussed the book he co-wrote "The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions".

Judith Rodin, President of the University of Pennsylvania, talked about the role colleges and universities play in teaching values and ethics. She talked about issues such as discrimination …

Dr. Derek Bok, Professor and Former President at Harvard University, spoke about the recent history of U.S. higher education, especially the contradictory adulation and criticism of U.S. uni…

Roger Rosenblatt spoke about his recent book, Coming Apart: A Memoir of the Harvard Wars of 1969, published by Little Brown. He was a young instructor at Harvard teaching a poetry course on …

Mr. Bok spoke in a forum sponsored by the Office of Technology Assessment on the American educational system and proposals for improving the education of American workers. He emphasized the …

On the program An American Profile, Derek Bok discussed his twenty-year career as President of the oldest university in the United States, Harvard University. During that time he has raised …

The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities held their annual meeting in Washington D.C. The began their meetings with a series of speakers all who spoke on education trends and…

Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) spoke to an audience at the JFK School of Government at Harvard University. He talked about his experiences in Congress. He answered audience questions.

Foreign Minister Shimon Peres spoke to students at the Kennedy School of Government and answered questions.

Harvard celebrated its 350 Anniversary.

President Derek Bok thanked the audience for helping celebrate Harvard University’s 350 Anniversary and talked about planning for its future.

Secretary George Shultz talked about the United States' place in promoting democracy and peace around the world.

Secretary Caspar Weinberger and Senator Ted Kennedy debated the topic, A Strong National Defense and Arms Reduction. They answered audience questions. This program was part of the 350th Anni…