Presidential Papers—David Pierpont Gardner

eScholarship stats: History by Item for June through September, 2026

Item	Title	Total requests	2026-09	2026-08	2026-07	2026-06
4h31v9p8	“Rededication and Renewal in a Bicentennial Year,” Annual Faculty Breakfast, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah	168	41	38	37	52
1827d591	“External Forces Affecting Higher Education,” Western Association of College and University Business Officers, Seattle, Washington	166	41	33	33	59
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	166	40	34	35	57
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	161	35	34	33	59
71c087p7	“Don’t Look Now, But We’re Being Watched,” Salt Lake City Rotary Club, Salt Lake City, Utah	153	36	35	38	44
7s92m9k2	“The University of Utah: Some Questions About the Work and Worth,” Salt Lake City Rotary Club, Salt Lake City, Utah	151	41	32	31	47
840324sp	Faculty Conference [Open Forum with President Gardner], University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah	114	23	28	20	43
1d94q006	Internationalization: The State of the Institution	110	23	42	16	29
93t3t49s	"Our Universities: A Shared Pursuit of Excellence," University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia	104	58	24	5	17
0518t3w3	Organizations and Modern Society	102	19	37	15	31
9h28m267	“Reflections on the Basic Purposes of Schooling," University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia	97	46	21	17	13
9pm2g10q	Education and the American Economy	90	46	17	11	16
56n5n3kn	The University in Disarray: Causes of Conflict and Prospects for Change	88	44	16	13	15
6q95t2ns	Inaugural Address, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California	88	40	14	11	23
73x744w2	“Report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education: a Retrospective View,” Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California	88	22	33	10	23
2wb1j1xn	Managing Transitions in a Time of Acute Modernity	87	39	20	10	18
861197vb	“Education in a Shrinking World and a Global Marketplace,” Coalition for Utah’s Future/Project 2000, Salt Lake City, Utah	83	47	16	5	15
4d16s66b	Farewell Remarks to the Regents, San Francisco, California	82	24	23	23	12
56x0p4fm	Remarks to the University of California Commission on the Future of the University, Oakland, California	82	24	26	20	12
1vj8t9hg	Driving Mr. Kerr	80	13	31	16	20
3jj6k0cm	Dedication of Keck Telescope, Mauna Kea, Hawaii	77	18	17	12	30
9w53c8bk	Clark Kerr: Triumphs and Turmoil	76	22	29	5	20
0531f0v9	Remarks to the Senate Fiscal Retreat, Berkeley, California	73	20	18	14	21
0vp858vw	A Nation at Risk Third Anniversary Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah	73	26	20	9	18
0zb7z5fc	Managing the American University	72	18	18	10	26
8j7814nn	The California System: Governing and Management Principles and Their Link to Academic Excellence	72	27	29	6	10
20s081z7	Geography in the School Curriculum	71	15	15	17	24
6tt7j9gg	By Oath and Association: The California Folly	68	14	27	11	16
3sb0j9fw	"The Governance and Management of American Universities," The Siciliano Lecture, University of Utah, Salt Lake City	67	19	23	7	18
61f0c0qw	The Humanities and the Fine Arts: The Soul and Spirit of Our Universities,” David Pierpont Gardner Graduate Lecture in the Humanities and Fine Arts, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.	67	22	19	14	12
5rr4729g	“Excellence and Institutional Mission: Focusing on Quality,” Eighty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Chicago, Illinois	66	19	19	11	17
3f52x588	Keynote Address, UC Chicano-Latino Consortium Second Annual Convocation	65	20	16	17	12
2025209j	“California and the Pacific Rim: A UC Perspective,” Oakland Rotary Club, Oakland, California	64	16	21	10	17
5b03q6n0	“Educational Excellence and the American High School,” Conference: The American High School Today and Tomorrow, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California	64	25	11	13	15
1xg9c2jn	A Time for Re-Examination and Renewal Commitment	63	20	10	9	24
4813421v	“The American University in Transition,” Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California	63	17	17	16	13
2vm5k081	Fulfilling Our Expectations	62	28	20	5	9
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	62	16	17	11	18
2b10197s	“Faculty Powers, Freedoms, and Constraints in College and University Governance,” Utah Conference on Higher Education, Snow College, Ephraim, Utah	61	20	20	6	15
7v1766zz	Statement to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, US Senate, on A Nation at Risk, Washington, DC	61	15	29	6	11
9jz237kc	“The Internationalization of Higher Education,” Tenth Pullias Lecture, University of Southern California	61	16	17	10	18
7t05g5hd	“The University and Our Future,” National Advisory Council Twentieth Anniversary, Salt Lake City, Utah	60	21	8	15	16
2368768q	Formal Remarks made by Dr. David P. Gardner to President Nixon's Commission on Campus Unrest (Scranton Commission), Los Angeles, California	59	18	17	9	15
520920s6	Statement on the University Investment Policy, Regents’ meeting, San Francisco, California	59	17	20	4	18
3fd3s761	“Do We Want a Capital ‘U’ in Utah?” Utah Advertising Federation, Salt Lake City, Utah	58	29	14	5	10
88c3b1mv	The Case for the American University,” The Grace A. Tanner Lecture in Human Values, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah, April 22, 1993	58	15	14	10	19
9fc7v66z	“Some Reflections of a New University President,” Annual Faculty Breakfast, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah	57	16	17	10	14
3hq4w24j	“Facing 1976-77: Some Satisfactions, Some Concerns,” Annual Faculty Breakfast, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah	56	26	8	12	10
4z08g996	The Report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education: How the Nation Responded,” American Academy of Periodontology, San Francisco, California	56	23	18	5	10
7xq962f2	Excellence and Equality of Opportunity	56	22	16	8	10

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