On the Record

“If courses in ethics and moral leadership are not already part of the curriculum, they had better be.

William Christie, Owen Graduate School of Management dean, on how corporate accounting scandals have affected curriculum at the nation’s business schools
Business Week Online, Sept. 6

“If anything good came out of Sept. 11, and it’s hard to imagine it did, it’s the ability to fix and strengthen our public health system—bring it up to a first-class operation that will benefit everyone.”

Colleen Conway-Welch, dean of the School of Nursing and member of the federal Council on Public Health Preparedness
Modern Healthcare, Sept. 2

“What we found contradicts what was previously said, including by me. You know you have an important discovery when you have to start rewriting and apologizing.”

Arthur Demarest, Ingram Professor of Anthropology, about Vanderbilt researchers’ discovery of ancient Mayan hieroglyphics at the Dos Pilas archeological site in Guatemala, the translation of which is rewriting history
The Washington Post, Sept. 19

“We like to think that archeological discoveries are made using the latest technology and analytical research. The truth is, it often happens by accident. I got a call from a guard at the site who said a tree had fallen over and a new stair had been exposed.”

Arthur Demarest, Ingram Professor of Anthropology, on the fortuitous events that led to Vanderbilt researchers uncovering ancient Mayan hieroglyphics at the Dos Pilas archeological site in Guatemala
The Chicago Tribune, Sept. 19

“The administration has to make the case that what’s at stake is a repeat of Sept. 11 on a massive scale.”

Thomas Schwartz, associate professor of history, on the burden of proof that lay on the Bush administration as it bolsters support for taking military action against Iraq
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Sept. 4

“I think networking is still the best way of finding a job. On the Web, employers can get lost trying to sift through hundreds of resumes. People do get hired through posting resumes on the Web, but I think most employers still prefer to hire an employee who they know.”
B.J. Taylor, Vanderbilt Career Center associate director
The City Paper, Sept. 18

— Kara Furlong

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