hiː wʌz ɔnðə fˈækəlti ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˈænzəs, tˈiːtʃɪŋ bɹˈɔːdli ɪnðə hjuːmˈænᵻɾiz, ʌntˈɪl mˈuːvɪŋ tə ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv nəbɹˈæskə, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz tʃˈænsɛlɚ.
He was on the faculty of the University of Kansas, teaching broadly in the humanities, until moving to the University of Nebraska, where he was chancellor.