加州理工院长98任职演说加州理工院长98任职演说inauguraladdredr.davidbaltimoremarch9，1998representativesofacademia，electedofficials，chairmanmooreandothermembersoftheboardoftrustees，formerpresidentsofcaltech，alumni，aociates，membersofthefaculty，students，staff--includingallofthejetpropulsionlaboratorypersoelattendingelectronically--formertraineesfrommyover30yearsinresearch，friendsandmembersofthisgreatcommunity，ithankyouallsomuchforbeingheretoday.universitiesareenduringititutio.theygotogreateffortstomarkthetraitiooftheirleadershipwiththehonoredandhistoricritualofaninauguration.butthetruthisthattheychangeslowly，andnewchiefadministratorsdonotalterthatmeasuredpace.thus，thisoverwhelmingevent，markingsuchadeepchangeinmylife，marksbutaslightdeflectionintheestablishedtrajectoryofthisgreatititution.mydeepestgoalaspresidentistomaintaintheeenceofcaltechwhilehelpingitadapttoa第1页共18页changingworld.iwanttobeginthisaddrebythankingallofthemembersofthecaltechcommunityforthewarmwelcomethataliceandihavereceived.youhavehelpedapairofinveterateeasternersbecomemembersoftwouniquesocieties，thesocietyofcaltechandthesocietyofpasadena.thesearehistoriccommunitieswithdeepandwonderfulvalues，andwearesogladtohavejoinedthem.asanoutsiderhere，i’veentthelastfivemonthslearningasmuchasicanaboutcaltech.iwantedtocomprehendtheititutionwellenoughtobeabletohelpitsolvetheinevitableproblemsthatiknowwillarise.butmoreimportantly，iwantedtodevelopaperectiveoncaltechthatwouldallowmetochoosethekeyelementsonwhichtoworkwiththefaculty--toestablishpriorities.whatifoundisamostremarkableititution.thedepthofscholarship，therigoroftraining，thecommitmenttothehighestidealsofpersonalbehaviormakecaltechaveryecialplace.itmanagestocoveranextraordinaryrangeofscientificandtechnicalareaswithaminimalfaculty.ithasprovidedsomanynewexcitementsforonetrainedinbiologythatithasbeenacontinual第2页共18页feastforme，andiknowthat加州理工院长98任职演说第2页therearemanymorefinemealsawaitingme.itisanititutionthatseeminglylacksacrisis，allowingmetheluxuryofalongperiodofcontemplation.forthisreite，iowemuchtotheseitivestewardshipofmypredeceortomeverhart.istandinaweofcaltech’spantheonwhobuiltthisrareititution：everhart，goldberger，brown，dubridge，millikan，noyes，andhale.whatanacttohavetofollow.asihavegatheredknowledgeaboutcaltech，questiohaveoccurredtomewhoseawerscanprovideperectiveforsettingpriorities.thatisthepositioni’minnow--manyquestio，fewawers.thus，ithoughtiwouldframethisaddrearoundthequestio.itisanopeninvitationtothemanycotituenciesonthecampustoparticipateinadialogue--theboardoftrustees，faculty，administrators，students，staff，alumni，andthevariousfriendsofcaltechwhoprovidesuort.thus，iwillinthistalkposeanumberofquestio，explainwhyiraisethem，anddrawoutsomeoftheirimplicatio.thefirstofmyquestioiswhethercaltechistrulyimmunefrom第3页共18页thewindsblowingthroughamericanacademiclife.iraisethisbecausethelastdecadehasbeenastormyoneforacademia，withmanyquestioningtheverybasisofscholarshipinboththehumanitiesandthesciences.thequestionmightbewhetherbyfocusingonscienceandtechnology，caltechhewstoeternaltruths，orwhethertheself-criticismthattheintellectualworldhasembracedinthelastdecadeshasilledoverintoourbastionofrationality.theawerisuectmostwouldgivehereisthatwhiletheculturewarsandthesciencewarshavebeenfuriouslyengagedonthestreetsofber...
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