Dickinson College

"Dickinson's Premium Assets" (9/11/09)
Remarks by President Durden during the 2009 President's Summit.
"It's Time to Move Past Rankings" (6/10/07)
Opinion piece in The Patriot-News.
Opening Remarks, Alumni Weekend (6/9/07)
Commencement Remarks (5/20/07)
"Reclaiming the Distinctiveness of American Higher Education "
Article in the spring 2007 issue of Liberal Education.
AASSA 2006 Keynote Address (10/19/06)
President Durden spoke in Asuncion, Paraguay at the conference of The Association of American Schools in South America.
"No God Left Behind - Why Not?" (9/21/06)
Article on education accountability for Inside Higher Ed.
Convocation Address (8/27/06)
Opening Remarks, Alumni Weekend (6/10/06)
Commencement Remarks (5/21/06)
Remarks at Science Campus Groundbeaking (5/5/06)
Letter to The New York Times (10/26/05)
Letter to The Weekly Standard (10/17/05)
Tocqueville Award Dinner Remarks (10/6/05)
Article in Trusteeship (10/05)
The Year of Languages (July, 2005)

Convocation Address (8/28/05)
Sign-In Ceremony Remarks (8/25/05)
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Article in Harrisburg Patriot-News (3/13/05)
President Durden wrote about freedom of speech on college campuses.
EARCOS 2004 Keynote Address (11/2/04)
President Durden spoke at the conference of global educators in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Dickinson School of Law (10/15/04)
President Durden's remarks to the Board of Governors.
Convocation Address (8/29/04)
41st Annual Public Affairs Symposium (2/15/04)
President Durden's introductory remarks.
Strategic Meeting on the Future of Dickinson (10/17/03)
President Durden's opening remarks to the Board of Trustees.
Letter to New York Times (9/12/03)
President Durden comments on college fundraising.
Chronicle of Higher Education Article (7/18/03)
"The Liberal Arts as a Bulwark of Business Education"
Chronicle of Higher Education Article (10/19/01)
"Liberal Arts for All, Not Just the Rich"

President William G. Durden