Jerold Zimmerman - Teachers Make a Difference - Bill Meckling

The speaker shares experiences with influential teachers, focusing on Bill Mechling, Dean of the University of Rochester Business School. Bill's mentorship and passion for truth and rigorous analysis shaped the speaker's academic career. Bill's approach to research was uncompromising, as illustrated by his willingness to challenge even Nobel laureates. A hiring controversy at the University of Rochester further demonstrated Bill's commitment to sound analysis over emotional arguments, reinforcing the culture of academic integrity he fostered.

Who had the greatest impact on the narrator's career?

• A controversial researcher

• A senior faculty member

• Bill Mechling

• Milton Friedman

What did Bill Mechling do with Milton Friedman's quote?

• He ignored it

• He rewrote it

• He praised it

• He published it

What was Bill Mechling's view on academic research?

• Emotional arguments are valid

• Sound analysis is crucial

• Direct quotes should not be changed

• Research should be controversial

What was the reaction of senior faculty members to the narrator's hiring suggestion?

• They protested it

• They were indifferent

• They ignored it

• They supported it

How did Bill Mechling respond to the faculty's protest about the hiring suggestion?

• He agreed with the faculty

• He dismissed the suggestion

• He postponed the decision

• He supported the narrator's argument