The importance of education
"Education is our outstanding asset. Our American system of education is what has made these United States one of the outstanding nations of the world... Education is our surest guarantee of maintaining our present high standing and of providing for our future advancement."
William T. Patten
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The Patten Committee invites nominations for the academic year 2020–21 and would like to be kept informed of prospects and developments that might lead to nominations in future years.
News & Events
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Black culture expert Imani Perry, architects Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake, and anthropologist Dame Alison Richard will speak at Indiana University Bloomington in the 2019–20 Patten Lecture Series.