Reading Clark Kerr -- Exploring Clark Kerr's thinking -- Hedgehogs and foxes -- Leadership styles -- The ingredients of the uses of the university -- Language and vision in the uses of the university -- Diversity and inclusiveness in the uses of the university -- The plot of the uses of the university -- History of American higher education -- The strands of history -- The hinge of history -- History of the University of California -- The hedgehog concept -- The trouble with hedgehogs -- Foxes to the rescue -- Fox fatigue -- The collapse of fox culture -- Looking for the Clark Kerrs of the future -- Opportunity for equality -- Leadership renewal -- Succession planning -- The roads ahead