Leon Botstein Quotes

"To subject colleges to uniform standards is to trivialize what goes on in higher education. Excellence comes in many unusual ways. You cannot apply the rules of high-stakes testing in high schools to universities."

"At best, most college presidents are running something that is somewhere between a faltering corporation and a hotel."

"It means a lot to my children. For them, it's a big deal because the Grammy nominations are so visible on the pop side."