Overheard

“I was raised to care deeply about education, not only as a means of individuals pursuing their own self-interest and potential but also as a great opportunity for society to raise itself up.”

—President Jonathan Kaplan to Entrepreneur Journeys magazine

“Walden ensures that academic learning produces real-life benefits.”

—Margaret Spellings, former U.S. secretary of education, addressing graduates at Walden’s 2010 commencement in Dallas

“Continue to work religiously, play joyfully, think purposely, and rest easily.”

—Dr. J. Anthony Snorgrass ’09, addressing PhD students at the Dallas 2010 winter residency

“My Walden experience taught me that I could look at everything with more depth and more breadth—that overall, I could do a better job at evaluating evidence.”

—Dr. Sandra Kuntz ’04, a Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Faculty Scholar Fellow, to Walden Ponder