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66. The Professor Who Said “No” to Tenure

People I (Mostly) Admire

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Quest University - What's Your College Major?

In two thousand five he took leave from columbia to join a radical new college starting up in canada. And before long, he was president of quest, a position he held for seven years. I'm curious to hear about that experience, and also i want to talk to him about how he got started in science. You've heard him talk. What do you think his college major was, take a guess and then take ten more guesses. I suspect you still won't get it right. But we haven't even gotten to the most unusual thing he's done academically.

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