Unit-10-The-Role-of-Academy-in-Times-of-Crisis英语课件Word文件下载.doc
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@#@高等学校研究生英语综合教程(上)---Unit6主编:
@#@熊海虹@#@UnitTen@#@Theopportunitytoreceivehighereducationisaprivilegethatbringswithitresponsibilities.ThePresidentofPrincetonUniversitytalksaboutthisinherinauguralspeech.@#@THEROLEOFACADEMYINTIMESOFCRISIS@#@ShirleyM.Tilghman@#@@#@1TodaytheacademyholdsahighlyprivilegedplaceinAmericansocietybecauseofaaboutthelong-standingnationalconsensusaboutthevalueofeducation.Oneofmypredecessors,PresidentHaroldDodds,saidinhisinauguraladdressin1933that"@#@Nocountryspendsmoneyforeducation,publicorprivate,solavishlyasdoestheUnitedStates.Americanshaveanalmostchildlikefaithinwhatformaleducationcandoforthem."@#@ThatfaithisbasedonaconvictionthatthevitalityoftheUnitedStates,itscreativeanddiverseculturallife,itsisnationalsecurityandtherobustnessofitsdemocraticinstitutionsowemuchtothequalityofinstitutionsofhighereducation.@#@2Oursociety’sconfidenceinitsinstitutionsofhighereducationisexpressedthroughthegenerousinvestmentsofthefederalandstategovernmentinbasicandappliedresearch,investmentthatwiselycouplesupportforresearchwithsupportforgraduateeducation.Itisalsoexpressesthroughfederalandstateinvestmentsthatsubsidizethecostofhighereducationforthosewhocannotaffordtopay,investmentsbyprivatefoundationsandcharitieswhoseecollegesanduniversitiesasthebestroutesforachievingtheirstrategicgoals,andinvestmentsbyindividualsandbytheprivatesector,whoseeuniversitiesastheincubatorsoffuturehealthandprosperity.Inreturnforthisbroadsupport,societyrightfullyexpectscertainthingsfromus.Itexpectsthegenerationofnewideasandthediscoveryofnewknowledge,theexplorationofcomplexissuesinanopenandcollegialmannerandthepreparationofthenextgenerationofcitizensandleaders.Intimesoftrouble,itisespeciallyimportantthatweliveuptotheseexpectations.@#@3Themedievalimageoftheuniversityasanivorytower,withscholarsturnedinwardinsolitarycontemplation,immunizedfromthecaresoftheday,isanimagethathasbeensupersededbythemodernuniversityconstructednotofivory,butofahighlyporousmaterial,onethatallowsfreediffusioninbothdirections.Theacademyisoftheworld,notapartfromit.Itsideals,craftedovermanygenerations,aremeanttosuffusethenationalconsciousness.Itsscholarsandteachersaremeanttomoveinandoutoftheacademyinpursuitofopportunitiestousetheirexpertiseinpublicservice,inpursuitofcreativeworkthatwillgiveusilluminationandinsightandinpursuitofwaystoturnlaboratorydiscoveriesintousefulthings.Ourstudentsengagetheworldwithastrongsenseofcivicresponsibility,andwhentheygraduatetheybecomealumniwhodothesame.Thisisasitshouldbe.@#@4Thesearchfornewideasandknowledgeisnotandcannotbemotivatedbyutilitarianconcerns.Ratheritdependsontheabilitytothinkinnewandcreativeways.WhentheNobellaureateJohnNashdevelopedthemathematicalconceptsunderlyingnon-cooperativegametheory8asagraduatestudentatPrinceton,hecouldnotforeseethatthoseconceptswouldbeusedtodaytoanalyzeelectionstrategiesandthecausesofwarandtomakepredictionsabouthowpeoplewillact.WhenProfessorofMolecularBiologyEricWieschaus'@#@setoutasayoungscientisttoidentifygenesthatpatternthebodyplanofthefruitflyembryo,hecouldnotknowthathewouldidentifygenesthatplayacentralroleinthedevelopmentofhumancancer.Wehavelearnedthatwecannotpredictwithanyaccuracyhowdiscoveriesandscholarshipwillinfluencefuturegenerations.Wealsohavelearnedthatitisunwisetosearchonlyinpredictableplaces,fornewknowledgeoftendependsuponpreparingfertilegroundinobscureplaceswhereserendipityandgoodluck,aswellasdeepintelligence,cansprout.Freedomofinquiry,whichisoneofourmostcherishedorganizingprinciples,isnotjustamoralimperative,itisapracticalnecessity.@#@5Justaswehaveanobligationtosearchwidelyforknowledge,sowealsohaveanobligationtoensurethatthescholarlyworkoftheacademyiswidelydisseminated,sothatotherscancorrectitwhennecessary,orbuildonit,oruseittomakebetterdecisions,developbetterproductsorconstructbetterplans.Inthedaysahead,Ihopethatourcountry'@#@sdecision-makerswilldrawontheknowledgethatresidesonourcampuses,onhistorianswhocaninformthepresentthroughdeepunderstandingofthepast,philosopherswhocanprovideframeworksforworkingthroughissuesofrightandwrong,economistswhoseinsightscanhelptogettheeconomybackontrack,engineerswhoknowhowtobuildsaferbuildings,
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