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 2013-2014 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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Filmmaker Werner Herzog will lecture and screen films at Indiana University.
Renowned filmmaker Werner Herzog will visit Indiana University Bloomington in September to deliver two Patten Lectures and to take part in the screening of several of his films at the Indiana University Cinema. -
Herzog, Zelizer, Hrdy will be IU Patten Lecture Series speakers for 2012-13.
Filmmaker Werner Herzog, communications and culture scholar Barbie Zelizer and primatologist Sarah Hrdy will be featured speakers in 2012-13 for the Patten Lecture Series at Indiana University Bloomington.
