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Writer pulls his papers from University of Kentucky, citing university’s overemphasis on research

JUN 25, 2010
Physics Today
Science: In a Q&A with Science‘s Eli Kintisch, Wendell Berry, whose writings address life in rural communities, explains why he has decided to remove his personal papers from the University of Kentucky. As Berry sees it, in striving to become a first-rank research university, the University of Kentucky is neglecting its original mission to teach and serve the people of Kentucky, his home state.
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