Today I dug out my high school yearbook.  Here is what my 12th grade advanced Physics teacher wrote in it. “You have a great mind. I was always pleasantly surprised when I graded your tests. You always did so well, while sleeping so much.”  Ahem… Well, to defend my napping habit I could use the … Continued

Students are the heart of higher education. They pump energy, purpose and the almighty dollar into the veins of post-secondary institutions.  Without students, colleges and universities would lose their beat. Unfortunately, since the pandemic, enrollments have seen a sharp decline. According to a study by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, post-secondary enrollments declined 2.5% … Continued

In the mid-1960s a man walked into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s admissions office.   “I’m here to study electronic surveillance technology,” he said.  The statement caused some confusion since MIT had no record of the young man ever applying to the school. The fact that he also didn’t have a matriculation certificate complicated the matter.  … Continued