SNIPPETS

New England Journal of Higher Education, The, Winter 2006

Harvard Land

"One Massachusetts businessman [commented] that on a recent trip to China, he met very few Chinese who had heard of Massachusetts or Boston. But they did know Harvard. He ended up identifying where he came from as 'the place where Harvard is located.'"

-Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Executive Vice President Lynn E. Browne, writing in "The New England-China Relationship in 2005," a working paper published by the Boston Fed's New England Public Policy Center.

College Readiness in a Time of War

"Kick Ass in College: A Guerrilla Guide to College Success"

-Title of new book by University of Texas in Austin academic counselor Gunnar Fox.

Friday on His Mind

"We should support the teaching of more classes on Friday mornings and to support this we should give exams only on Friday mornings. We would make a significant contribution to stopping the Thursday night 'club night' attitude and practice of Rl College students. Their parents would thank us for keeping their students' 'nose to the grindstone' and out of harm's way ..."

-From an open letter by Rhode Island College biology professor Lloyd Matsumoto published in November by RIC's student newspaper The Anchor.