Presidential Papers—David Pierpont Gardner

eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for March through June, 2026

Item	Title	Total requests	Download	View-only	%Dnld
85x4d7t2	“Excellence: As Difficult As It Is Rare,” Robert Tait McKenzie Memorial Lecture, cosponsored by The American Academy of Physical Education and The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Houston, Texas	225	173	52	76.9%
42m822cw	“Setting the Scene: the Importance of Quality,” Critical Choices in Western Higher Education: a Regional Conference on Policy Alternatives for Quality, Finance, and Coordination in the 80s, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Denver, Colorado	214	169	45	79.0%
1827d591	“External Forces Affecting Higher Education,” Western Association of College and University Business Officers, Seattle, Washington	208	158	50	76.0%
7s92m9k2	“The University of Utah: Some Questions About the Work and Worth,” Salt Lake City Rotary Club, Salt Lake City, Utah	205	165	40	80.5%
4h31v9p8	“Rededication and Renewal in a Bicentennial Year,” Annual Faculty Breakfast, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah	204	166	38	81.4%
71c087p7	“Don’t Look Now, But We’re Being Watched,” Salt Lake City Rotary Club, Salt Lake City, Utah	196	122	74	62.2%
0518t3w3	Organizations and Modern Society	188	50	138	26.6%
0zb7z5fc	Managing the American University	186	60	126	32.3%
0vp858vw	A Nation at Risk Third Anniversary Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah	170	54	116	31.8%
840324sp	Faculty Conference [Open Forum with President Gardner], University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah	167	98	69	58.7%
1d94q006	Internationalization: The State of the Institution	148	60	88	40.5%
73x744w2	“Report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education: a Retrospective View,” Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California	148	48	100	32.4%
9jz237kc	“The Internationalization of Higher Education,” Tenth Pullias Lecture, University of Southern California	140	49	91	35.0%
20s081z7	Geography in the School Curriculum	139	84	55	60.4%
82h588b2	Comments to Regents on the problems faced by the University of California in meeting the racial and ethnic balance in its student body as required by the state legislature, San Francisco, California	138	51	87	37.0%
1vj8t9hg	Driving Mr. Kerr	136	53	83	39.0%
18q6r6r9	Remarks to the International Association of Defense Counsel, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California	135	58	77	43.0%
2wb1j1xn	Managing Transitions in a Time of Acute Modernity	135	39	96	28.9%
3jj6k0cm	Dedication of Keck Telescope, Mauna Kea, Hawaii	135	39	96	28.9%
9w53c8bk	Clark Kerr: Triumphs and Turmoil	132	40	92	30.3%
9pm2g10q	Education and the American Economy	128	39	89	30.5%
0531f0v9	Remarks to the Senate Fiscal Retreat, Berkeley, California	126	59	67	46.8%
6q95t2ns	Inaugural Address, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California	126	37	89	29.4%
7n77r08q	“Working Together: an Agenda for Joint Action,” Western College Association, Honolulu, Hawaii	122	44	78	36.1%
1nj9n5k1	Remarks to the University of California Commission on the Future of the University	121	54	67	44.6%
79p245zh	Remarks by David P. Gardner—UC Merced Founders Day Celebration—University of California, Merced, Merced, California	119	36	83	30.3%
0g67h8t0	Statement, Alumni Annual Report, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah	118	46	72	39.0%
3cr780wd	“Universities and the Pacific Rim,” Second Pacific Rim Presidents Conference, Bangkok, Thailand	117	36	81	30.8%
4d16s66b	Farewell Remarks to the Regents, San Francisco, California	117	38	79	32.5%
5fj4g9b4	Address to the University of California Management Institute, UC Irvine, Irvine, California	116	44	72	37.9%
1xg9c2jn	A Time for Re-Examination and Renewal Commitment	115	30	85	26.1%
5rr4729g	“Excellence and Institutional Mission: Focusing on Quality,” Eighty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Chicago, Illinois	115	37	78	32.2%
7cd4g8c1	The University of California: a Global Perspective,” World Affairs Council, Los Angeles, California	114	38	76	33.3%
3sb0j9fw	"The Governance and Management of American Universities," The Siciliano Lecture, University of Utah, Salt Lake City	110	35	75	31.8%
5201m8fk	Our Schools in the Eighties: Utah's Challenge to Honor Its Past and Ensure Its Future	110	40	70	36.4%
9sb3p9nh	Higher Education and the New Technologies,” Sixth International Conference on Higher Education, University of Lancaster, Lancaster England	110	32	78	29.1%
098013z2	The Humanities and the Educational Reform Movement: What Can Be Done?	109	43	66	39.4%
1mg3p70w	“The Humanities Initiative,” UC Irvine, Irvine, California	109	37	72	33.9%
56n5n3kn	The University in Disarray: Causes of Conflict and Prospects for Change	109	54	55	49.5%
2025209j	“California and the Pacific Rim: A UC Perspective,” Oakland Rotary Club, Oakland, California	108	47	61	43.5%
0gd4288b	Faculty Breakfast Speech, Annual Faculty Breakfast, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah	107	39	68	36.4%
8h6471f5	“Educational Excellence: the Hope of the Future,” Keynote Address, Utah Education Association, Salt Lake City, Utah	107	34	73	31.8%
93t3t49s	"Our Universities: A Shared Pursuit of Excellence," University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia	107	46	61	43.0%
15g16678	The California Oath Controversy—Silence and Frustration	104	52	52	50.0%
2xt1p0nv	“Cooperation and Competition in the Pacific Rim: The Challenge for Education,” Dedication of the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, UC San Diego	104	51	53	49.0%
7rv2n91z	“Universities and the Global Marketplace,” National Academy of Engineering, UC Irvine, California	104	46	58	44.2%
88c3b1mv	The Case for the American University,” The Grace A. Tanner Lecture in Human Values, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah, April 22, 1993	104	54	50	51.9%
0t31w06n	“Head and Hand: Education’s Working Partners,” Commencement Address, Utah Technical College, Provo, Utah	102	42	60	41.2%
0tr8f1x3	Remarks for Opening Dinner, Pacific Rim Universities Conference, San Francisco, California	102	47	55	46.1%
0vx4v47r	Address to the Faculty of the Davis Campus, University of California, Davis, California: one of a series delivered on all nine University of California campuses	101	34	67	33.7%

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