4 Quotes & Sayings By James E Rogers

James Edward Rogers was the President of the Oklahoma State University from 1995 to 2001. He is a former Chairman of the Board of Regents of the University System of Higher Education for Oklahoma, a former member of the Oklahoma Legislature, and a member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Dr. Rogers earned his Bachelor's degree in education from Harvard in 1967, a Master's in education from Columbia in 1971, and a Doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1975 for research on mental health services to children.

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To the extent that tenure supports academic freedom, I support tenure. I want no person or system to have any power, real or apparent, to chill academic freedom. James E. Rogers
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We Americans have the great gifts of freedom and democracy, but it has been our education system that has fulfilled the promise of democracy. James E. Rogers
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I come from a profession which has suffered greatly because of the lack of civility. Lawyers treat each other poorly and it has come home to haunt them. The public will not tolerate a lack of civility. James E. Rogers