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» Click to enlarge Making College Tuition Worth Every Euro What does Italian food, college admissions and development have in common? When the marketing is matched by the end result, cost in not an obstacle. I have just returned from traveling in Italy with my wife, where we celebrated our 25th anniversary. Before we left [...]

  If you saw our cartoon you know it is laughable that any organization is still getting around to electricity. Even 60 years ago that premise would have been implausible. Here are some more laughable ideas and quotes from the past. Enjoy! What can be more palpably absurd than the prospect held out of locomotives [...]

Often when I show up on campus at the admissions office, ready to either train or to review programs, I am greeted by a pained look. It’s not that they are unhappy to see me. It’s more the look of someone who feels overwhelmed with things to do that day, and my arrival, while welcome, [...]

» Click to enlarge CARA STAPLETON’S MUSHROOM BREAD INGREDIENTS: One long loaf of artisan bread 6 plum-sized  Crimini mushrooms 1/3 stick of salted butter ¾ teaspoon of dried basil ¾ teaspoon of dried thyme DIRECTIONS: Finely chop the mushrooms. Melt butter in microwave in a bowl big enough to hold chopped mushrooms. Add all ingredients [...]

Click to enlarge I think you’d be surprised to learn of some famous pairings on college campuses. Al Gore & Tommy Lee Jones – Harvard Christopher Reeve & Robin Williams – Julliard Owen Wilson & Wes Anderson – University of Texas – Austin Joe Montana & Charlie Weis – Notre Dame Then there are the [...]