hiː wʌz pɹɪpˈɛɹd tʊ ˈɛntɚ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ skˈuːl ʌv dᵻvˈɪnᵻɾi fɔːɹ hɪz pˌiːˈeɪtʃ dˈiː, bˌʌt ˈɑːptᵻd fɔːɹ hɪz fˈɜːst ˌækədˈɛmɪk ɐpˈɔɪntmənt æt wˌɪlɐmˈɛt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
He was prepared to enter the University of Chicago School of Divinity for his PhD, but opted for his first academic appointment at Willamette University.