Category: Education

Are Arts & Sciences Colleges Adequately Supported Relative to Professional Schools?

It is important to recognize that while in recent years the growth of scientific and technical study has increased in all universities, the number of students in the former course in Arts has possibly not kept pace with this new demand for professional education; still, as a matter of fact, every increase in the number […]

Reinventing Myself after Deanship

I was recently asked to write a little essay on how I am reinventing myself after a long time in university administration. Exciting and intimidating. I thought I might title it: “A Twelve-Step Program: Take Twelve Steps and Keep on Walking.” Here’s the essay: http://www.bu.edu/polisci/virginia-sapiro-essay/ .

What Happens in Vermont, Stays in Vermont …. at Least with Respect to College Tuition

In the course of doing research on the cost and price of higher education, I ran across a couple of tables that are very interesting in light of the debate between Democratic nomination candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Both want college education to be more accessible and affordable, but their assumptions and routes are […]