Derek Bok Quotes

Derek Curtis Bok was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He is an American lawyer, author, and educator, former president of Harvard University. Bok has an A.B. from Stanford University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and an A.M. in economics from George Washington University. Bok taught law at Harvard beginning in 1958 and served as dean of the law school. He has written six books on higher education: Our Underachieving Colleges , Universities in the Marketplace, The Shape of the River, Universities and the Future of America, Higher Learning, and Beyond the Ivory Tower. His two books on this subject are The State of the Nation, The Trouble with Government, and The Politics of Happiness.