“I would encourage students to pursue whatever studies they are passionate about and in which they can become proficient and, yes, make a good living…The world needs experts who approach problems from a variety of perspectives. I just came from Michigan, as you know, and addressing the water crisis in Flint will require biologists as well as political scientists, historians and people who study race and ethnicity, philosophers as well as artists.”

Q&A, Richmond Times Dispatch, June 25, 2016