The Purposes of the University

A selection of speeches from UF's 11th president Bernie Machen, offering insights on public higher education and its challenges and changes "Write your own story. Find the strength, whatever your hardships, to tell the powerful story within each of you. Write the best stories you can for your families, your communities, and your country. Live the biographies everyone will read."—Remarks to Palm Beach County’s most accomplished graduating seniors at the Scholastic Achievement Foundation of Palm B