Gardner, David P.: "The Governance and Management of American Universities," The Siciliano Lecture, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 2000

Gardner, David P.: Managing Transitions in a Time of Acute Modernity, 1995

Gardner, David P.: Managing Transitions in a Time of Acute Modernity, 1995

Gardner, David P.: Remarks to the International Association of Defense Counsel, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, 1995

Gardner, David P.: "Our Universities: A Shared Pursuit of Excellence," University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 1993

Gardner, David P.: “Reflections on the Basic Purposes of Schooling," University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 1993

Gardner, David P.: Education and the American Economy, 1989

Gardner, David P.: “Universities and the Global Marketplace,” National Academy of Engineering, UC Irvine, California, 1989

Gardner, David P.: “Education and America’s Future,” Financial Executives Institute, San Francisco, California, 1988

Gardner, David P.: “American Leadership at Home and Abroad: The Bicentennial Challenge,” Business-Government Relations Council of the Business-Higher Education Forum, Hilton Head, South Carolina, 1987

Gardner, David P.: “The Challenge of School Reform over the Next Decade,” issue paper for States Look to the Future meeting, The Council of State Governments, Orlando, Florida, 1986

Gardner, David P.: Geography in the School Curriculum, 1986

Gardner, David P.: A Nation at Risk Third Anniversary Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1986

Gardner, David P.: Invited testimony before the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, "The Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of l985,'' Washington D.C, 1985

Gardner, David P.: Invited testimony on A Nation at Risk, the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, before the House Sub-committee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education and the Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities, U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C, 1985

Gardner, David P.: Managing the American University, 1985

Gardner, David P.: The Report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education: How the Nation Responded,” American Academy of Periodontology, San Francisco, California, 1985

Gardner, David P.: "Excellence in Graduate Education and Research,” Western Association of Graduate Schools, Monterey, California, 1984

Gardner, David P.: Fulfilling Our Expectations, 1984

Gardner, David P.: Higher Education and the New Technologies,” Sixth International Conference on Higher Education, University of Lancaster, Lancaster England, 1984

Gardner, David P.: “Report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education: a Retrospective View,” Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California, 1984

Gardner, David P.: “Education in a Technological Economy: Some Observations on the Nation’s Schools,” UCLA Business Forecasting Conference, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 1983

Gardner, David P.: Excellence and Equality of Opportunity, 1983

Gardner, David P.: Risking the Future: a Report on Science and Math Education in the Public Schools, 1983

Gardner, David P.: Statement to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, US Senate, on A Nation at Risk, Washington, DC, 1983

Gardner, David P.: “Educational Excellence and the American High School,” Conference: The American High School Today and Tomorrow, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1982

Gardner, David P.: “Educational Excellence: the Hope of the Future,” Keynote Address, Utah Education Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1982

Gardner, David P.: “Excellence and Institutional Mission: Focusing on Quality,” Eighty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Chicago, Illinois, 1982

Gardner, David P.: “Excellence: As Difficult As It Is Rare,” Robert Tait McKenzie Memorial Lecture, cosponsored by The American Academy of Physical Education and The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Houston, Texas, 1982

Gardner, David P.: Excellence in Education: a Brief Analysis of the Problems, 1982

Gardner, David P.: A Time for Re-Examination and Renewal Commitment, 1982

Gardner, David P.: “Forces for Change in the Governance of British and American Universities, 1981

Gardner, David P.: “Setting the Scene: the Importance of Quality,” Critical Choices in Western Higher Education: a Regional Conference on Policy Alternatives for Quality, Finance, and Coordination in the 80s, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Denver, Colorado, 1981

Gardner, David P.: Educational Standards: a Moving Target, 1978

Gardner, David P.: “Do We Want a Capital ‘U’ in Utah?” Utah Advertising Federation, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1977

Gardner, David P.: “The Investment the Public Makes in Higher Education,” Legislative Breakfast, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, 1976

Gardner, David P.: Remarks to the Presidents Council, National Association for Land Grant Universities and Colleges, Washington, DC, 1976

Gardner, David P.: Organizations and Modern Society, 1969