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Journalism schools are teaching journalistic techniques rather than subject matter. Journalists should be cultured people who know about history, economics, science. Instead they are learning what is called nuts and bolts. Like schools of education, journalism schools should either be reintegrated intellectually into the university or they should be abolished. I'm also interested in the aging of
America. In a few decades, one in four Americans will be 65 or over. All the entertainment and all the cultural programming is done primarily for teen-agers and the middle-aged. The elderly are considered a health factor, but no one is paying attention to their cultural and educational needs.
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Brian Lamb You said no. 00:39:09 Vartan
Gregorian Vartan Gregorian I said no. 00:39:10 Brian Lamb Brian Lamb Why? 00:39:10 Vartan Gregorian Vartan Gregorian I had been president, provost of University of Pennsylvania for only 18 months. If I had left, the president already was lame duck or announced his retirement. My predecessor provost had resigned. The dean of engineering had gone to Lehigh, the dean of medicine had gone to Harvard. And all the deans, 13 deans of the university, 12 deans, unanimously had supported me, faculty had supported me, in view of the fact that Ill provide some stability and continuity.
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We learn in the book that you were offered a lot of presidencies of a lot of different schools, University of
California at Berkeley. 00:39:07 Vartan Gregorian Vartan Gregorian Yes. 00:39:07 Brian Lamb Brian Lamb What year was that? 00:39:08 Vartan Gregorian Vartan Gregorian 1979. 00:39:08 Brian Lamb
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Library. When I got there, the library was in great decline. Yet there was no way New York could lose it. My approach was that if I failed to renew it, it would be a great martyrdom. If I
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University presidency. 00:40:15 Vartan Gregorian Vartan Gregorian No. I was one of the candidates. I was offered University of Miami presidency. 00:40:19 Brian Lamb Brian Lamb In Florida. 00:40:20 Vartan Gregorian Vartan Gregorian In Florida. I was offered University of
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