Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
1 University Values At a Slight Angle to the Universe: The University in a Digitized, Commercialized Age (Romanes Lecture, Oxford University, October 17, 2000) 3
The Two Faces of Wealth (Remarks at the Induction of Morton O. Schapiro as 16th President of Williams College, October 21, 2000) 30
Enduring Values: Openness and Mutual Respect (Remarks at Haverford Commencement, "Second Bite," May 18, 2014) 40
Demanding Universities to Divest Is Often Bad Policy (Washington Post Op-Ed, March 27, 2015) 44
Commentary: Scott Walker's Test of Academic Freedom (written with Eugene M. Tobin, Chicago Tribune Op-Ed, June 22, 2015) 46
2 Extending Opportunity Life on the River: Talking with Americans about Race-Sensitive College Admissions (Macalester Conference, June 3, 1999) 51
Extending Opportunity: "What Is to Be Done?" (Macalester College and Spencer Foundation Forum, June 21, 2005) 68
Appalachian College Association (Remarks, June 8, 2008) 86
Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America's Public Universities (Association for Institutional Research, May 30, 2010) 101
3 Athletics, Admissions, and Campus Culture Reclaiming the Game: College Sports and Educational Values (Walter E. Edge Lecture, Princeton University, September 25, 2003) 117
Why You Came (Remarks at Dedication of College Centre, Centre College, October 13, 2005) 139
Playing Their Way In (written with James L. Shulman, New York Times Op-Ed, February 22, 2001) 148
Untie the Knot Binding College Sports and Educational Values (Chronicle of Higher Education, April 7, 2014) 151
4 Technology and Scholarly Communications JSTOR and the Economics of Scholarly Communication (Remarks, Council on Library Resources Conference, Washington, DC, September 18, 1995) 157
Funding the Library of the Future: Harvesting Productivity Gains as a Partial Answer (New York Public Library Centennial, April 27, 1996) 174
MIT OpenCourseWare Celebration (Remarks, October 4, 2004) 185
5 Technology, Education, and Opportunity Academia Online: Musings (Some Unconventional) (Stafford Little Lecture, Princeton University, October 14, 2013) 193
"New Times Always, Old Time We Cannot Keep" (Colby College Bicentennial Remarks, March 18, 2013) 217
Technology: Its Potential Impact on the National Need to Improve Educational Outcomes and Control Costs (Remarks, De Lange Conference, Rice University, October 13, 2014) 231
Issues Facing Major Research Universities at a Time of Stress and Opportunity (Rutgers Speech, April 7, 2016) 258
6 Profiles in Leadership Too Soon to Be Tired (Tribute to Leon Higginbotham, Philadelphia Bar Association, June 23, 2016) 277
Remarks at Memorial Service for Tony Maruca (September 14, 2007) 283
In Praise of President Chuck Vest (MIT OpenCourseWare Celebration, October 4, 2004) 288
Remarks at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Dinner in Honor of Hanna Holborn Gray (March 20, 2003) 292
Andrew J. Goodpaster: 80th Birthday Celebration (April 7, 1995) 297
A Gentle Giant: A Gathering in Honor of Nicholas Katzenbach (Remarks, June 21, 2012) 302
William J. Baumol 90th Birthday Celebration (Remarks, New York University, April 24, 2012) 306
Appendix: A Selected List of Publications 309
Afterword: William G. Bowen by Hanna Holborn Gray 313
Index 321>

Ever the Leader gathers together selected speeches and writings from one of the great scholars and commentators of higher education. William G. Bowen's career at Princeton University-from economics professor to provost to a sixteen-year tenure as president-was marked by extraordinary accomplishments during times of great change, both at the university and in the country. But it was in Bowen's second act, as president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and founding chairman of ITHAKA, that he took the lessons he learned as a highly productive leader of one of the nation's most esteemed universities and applied them to a broader set of problems in higher education. This volume of work from Bowen's later career captures this expansion of his thought and influence.
Comprising remarks and articles on the subjects of university values, educational opportunity, college sports, technology, and colleagues and peers in higher education leadership, Ever the Leader is more than just a concise distillation of Bowen's research and thinking on some of the most urgent issues of the day-it is a portrait of leadership in action. The selected papers, talks, and articles exemplify Bowen's commitment and singular ability to communicate strong, persuasive arguments for change, and to motivate others to engage with the truly hard questions facing higher education leaders.
Filled with formidable insights, Ever the Leader will be required reading for university presidents, policymakers, and all those who carry on the struggle for equity and excellence in higher education.

William G. Bowen (1933-2016) was president emeritus of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Princeton University and founding chairman of JSTOR and ITHAKA. His many books include The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions and Lesson Plan: An Agenda for Change in American Higher Education (both Princeton). Kevin M. Guthrie is an executive and entrepreneur with expertise in higher education technology and not-for-profit management. He was the founding president of JSTOR and ITHAKA.