Experts
Amy Gutmann
President, UPenn; Political Theorist
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Re: What is the importance of diversity in higher education?
Diversity in itself, I think, is not valuable. Read More
December 31, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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We are not taking advantage of our ability to create multinational, multilateral alliances. Read More
November 20, 2007 | In Inspiration & Wisdom
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How are we going to do the next good thing? Read More
November 20, 2007 | In History
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The 20th century, Gutmann believes, will be remembered as the age of global awakening. Read More
November 20, 2007 | In Future
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The war in Iraq, the war in Iraq, and the war in Iraq. Read More
November 20, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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We should never kid ourselves that we're more than specks in the universe. Read More
November 20, 2007 | In World
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On using books rather than adoring them. Read More
November 20, 2007 | In Belief
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A woman president faces all the challenges a man would. Read More
November 20, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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To be a citizen in the 21st century, Gutmann says, you can't be a dilettante. Read More
November 20, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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Applying the precepts of good governance to running a university. Read More
November 20, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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A pivotal moment in her childhood helped Guttman define her Jewish identity. Read More
November 20, 2007 | In History
Dr. Amy Gutmann became the eighth president of the University of Pennsylvania on July 1, 2004. In her inaugural address, Gutmann launched the Penn Compact, her vision for making Penn a global leader in teaching, research, and professional practice, as well as a dynamic agent of social, economic, and civic progress. The Compact focuses on increasing access for the most talented students regardless of socioeconomic background, recruiting and retaining eminent faculty who integrate knowledge across multiple disciplines, and making Penn a more powerful transformational force locally, nationally, and around the globe. In October 2007, Gutmann officially launched “Making History: The Campaign for Penn,” a five-year, $3.5 billion fundraising effort to support the University’s priorities of expanding undergraduate, graduate, and financial aid, strengthening faculty endowment, and creating the optimal environment for teaching, research, and student living. “Making History” is by far the largest fundraising effort in Penn’s history. Gutmann serves on the Board of Directors of the Carnegie Corporation and the Vanguard Corporation, and on the Board of Trustees of the National Constitution Center. In 2005, she was appointed to the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board, a committee that advises the FBI on national security issues relating to academia. Gutmann is a member of the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF), which convenes at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and is a member of the Asia Society’s Task Force on U.S. policy toward India. She also is among the leaders of a select group of presidents of research universities throughout the world who advise the U.N. Secretary General on a range of global issues, including academic freedom, mass migration, international development, and the social responsibilities of universities.
