They are world class scholars and educators, who care deeply about our students.
Mr. Thompson has said that the new chief curator will be a "world-class scholar who is as comfortable with digital as with Regency," who can merge the museum's strong historical collection with a more contemporary sense of what is "hot".
"Claude is a world-class scholar, an extraordinarily gifted administrator, and a visionary leader with a deep commitment to teaching, innovation and collaboration," Dirks said in a statement.
And the opportunity to work on joint projects with the Met's world-class scholars in other fields is the most thrilling thing in the world".
Throughout the 19th century and into the 20th, Russian universities in Moscow, St .Petersburg, and Kazan produced world-class scholars, notably the mathematician Nikolay Lobachevsky and the chemist Dmitry Mendeleyev.
The fledgling institution's ability to draw on the idealism and drive of the Chinese diaspora was, according to Mr. Postiglione, "the magic ingredient" that enabled the university to attract world-class scholars.
During his tenure, the Law School added scores of new and innovative courses to the curriculum, attracted world-class scholars to the faculty, and greatly expanded the physical plant, with the purchase of eight residence halls, the construction of a major addition to the main building, and the planning of a new 22-story residence hall.
Founded when Abraham Lincoln believed education could lead the nation out of its darkest days, Ohio State now provides a powerful platform of interdisciplinary academic programs, world-class scholars, outstanding students, and extensive research capabilities.
One swallow may not make a summer, but the revelation that one scholar can make a world class university comes at a particularly embarrassing time for the rapidly burgeoning business of rating academic excellence.
Instead, she was named "Class Scholar".
