Author: Gordon Gee

Quotes

I believe that it is higher education's purpose and calling to keep open the door to the American dream.

I believe that it is higher education's purpose and calling to keep open the door to the American dream.

- Gordon Gee

A truly great university is a nucleus of artistic expression. It fosters creative, critical thought, and serves as a platform for civil discourse.

A truly great university is a nucleus of artistic expression. It fosters creative, critical thought, and serves as a platform for civil discourse.

- Gordon Gee

The strength of the American higher education system is that it is a multifaceted, multi-layered system, and that is what makes us very strong.

The strength of the American higher education system is that it is a multifaceted, multi-layered system, and that is what makes us very strong.

- Gordon Gee

I believe we have the best football coach in the country in Urban Meyer. I had the privilege of hiring him, as you know, and I think he is doing fabulous work.

I believe we have the best football coach in the country in Urban Meyer. I had the privilege of hiring him, as you know, and I think he is doing fabulous work.

- Gordon Gee

I got all sorts of great Nebraska jokes.

I got all sorts of great Nebraska jokes.

- Gordon Gee

To be sure, American higher education is a diverse ecosystem, comprising institutions of all sizes, price tags, and mission statements.

To be sure, American higher education is a diverse ecosystem, comprising institutions of all sizes, price tags, and mission statements.

- Gordon Gee

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

- Gordon Gee

I spent the first 18 years of my life in the pastoral town of Vernal, Utah, in the shadows of the Book Cliffs and the Uinta Mountains.

I spent the first 18 years of my life in the pastoral town of Vernal, Utah, in the shadows of the Book Cliffs and the Uinta Mountains.

- Gordon Gee

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