○  加州理工院长98任职演说  ○

caltechhasforyearsrecognizedtheneedtofocusoniuesof
   diversityandhasmadegreatstrides.however,itisanunfinished
   agenda,andadifficultone--onlythoughtfulanalysisandcommitted
   effortonthepartoftheentirecampuswillmakeithaen.
   caltech''ssmallstudentbodymeathattuitionisasmallpartof
   ourtotalincome.furthermore,wealreadygivefinancialaidto
   some70percentofourstudents.therefore,weareina
   particularlygoodpositiontouseourfinancialresourcestoshape
   ourstudentbody.also,weneedtorememberthatfinancialmatters
   areonlyapartoftheeduation:wealsomustaskourselveswhether
   thecampusiswelcoming,stimulatingandsuortivetoadiverse
   studentbody.

inpaingireferredtocaltechasasmallschool,andthatis
   certainlytheself-imageofthiscampus.however,interesting
   thingsemergewhenyouask,"inwhatseeiscaltechasmall
   school?"

therearemanymantrasecifictothiscampusbutnoneisas
   pervasiveasthestatement,"caltechisasmallschoolandwantsto
   staysmall."fromthatshorttheoremmanycorollariesaredrawn.it
   canbecomeanargumentfornottakingnewdirectio,fornot
   hiringmorefaculty,fornotaddingtothestudentbody,forliving
   withale-than-criticalmaoftalentinmanyareasofscience
   andengineering.allofthistomaintainthewonderfulandvery
   realvaluesofsmallne--collegiality,encouragementof
   interdisciplinaryefforts,focusofactivities,erit.however,in
   reality,caltechisactuallysmallonlyinitsnumbersofstudents
   andfaculty.ifyoucomparecaltechtootherresearch-inteive
   schools,ithasthehighestratioofacetofacultyorfederal
   suorttofacultyorprobablyanyothermeasureoftheamountof
   sciencedoneperfacultyme

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