Count me among the great multitude of people within the NYU community who love and admire John Sexton. Aside from his deep personal integrity and compassionate leadership, President Sexton's vision of NYU as the "Global Network University" is brilliant. For example, the GNU represents a new paradigm for the projection of NYU's academic mission and intellectual influence around the world which will strengthen the institution overall. Also, since the academy is entering a new period of fierce global competition for the best students world-wide, the GNU represents educational opportunities for the best and brightest to continue to choose NYU over our competitors in the Ivy League, among the Public Ivies, and within the European Union, and Pacific Rim. We owe this vision to our students and alumni, and the reality of higher education in the 21st century will demand it. John Sexton is the best possible leader for such a moment in our history as this.