Snippets

New England Journal of Higher Education, The, Winter 2003

Student Migration

"There are certain states (you know who you are) where the first thing that the intelligent students say when they graduate is: 'I'm getting out of this armpit.'"

-Humorist Dave Barry in his Nov. 3, 2002, syndicated column on why state rankings based on class size and test scores do "not determine state intelligence."

"Some states find importing non-residents to be a highly profitable business that enriches the state. (New England thinks and acts this way.)"

-From "Interstate Migration of College Freshmen, 1986-2000," published in the October 2002 issue of the "Postsecondary Education Opportunity" newsletter.

Recession-Proof

"For many occupations, a downturn in the economy is obviously bad news. But when money is precious, companies are willing to hire lawyers to go to court to get what they think is due. Also, bankruptcies are on the rise, which creates more work."

-"Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly" newspaper editor and attorney David L. Yas on why the median salary for Bay State lawyers has risen steadily over the past three years.