#universiti

I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#i #jobs #kept #most #notably

When I went to school, there were no Black philosophers, at least none that I was aware of, who were recognized by Western universities. ↗

— Walter Mosley

#black #i #least #none #philosophers

We are living in 1937, and our universities, I suggest, are not half-way out of the fifteenth century. We have made hardly any changes in our conception of university organization, education, graduation, for a century - for several centuries. ↗

— H. G. Wells

#centuries #century #changes #conception #education

During the days of segregation, there was not a place of higher learning for African Americans. They were simply not welcome in many of the traditional schools. And from this backward policy grew the network of historical black colleges and universities. ↗

— Michael N. Castle

#african americans #backward #black #colleges #days

The productivity now at universities is terrible. Tenure is a terrible idea. It keeps them around forever and they don't have to work hard. ↗

— Jack Welch

#forever #hard #idea #keeps #now

They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies. ↗

— Orson Welles

#major #mud #pies #teach #today

Universities exist to transmit knowledge and understanding of ideas and values to students not to provide entertainment for spectators or employment for athletes. ↗

— Milton Friedman

#employment #entertainment #exist #ideas #knowledge

We've always had issues up for discussion at Catholic universities. ↗

— William P. Leahy

#catholic #discussion #had #issues #universities

All Southern state colleges and universities are open to black students. ↗

— Constance Baker Motley

#colleges #open #southern #state #students

Years ago when you'd go to a working group most of the people in the working group would be from universities. Now most of the people are from companies who are building internet products and care what the standards turn out to be. ↗

— Jon Postel

#building #care #companies #go #group