I GUESS YOU could call it a bribe. An old fellow and his wife tottered into the newsroom, where I was editor of the Somerville Journal, and proudly said their son had won a commendation for his heroic actions at a fire in a public housing building. Would I run the item? Sure, I said. […]
George Donnelly
Posted inEducation, Opinion
Suffolk U. is stronger than you think
FROM A DISTANCE, Suffolk University appears to be an institution in disarray. Six presidents in as many years. Enrollment is down, especially at the law school. It is reeling from a public spat between the board of trustees and its former president, who was removed in July after a contentious war of words. A hangdog […]
Posted inEconomy, Education, Opinion
Tapping the gold mine of college talent
THIS IS A GOLDEN AGE for the Boston economy. We’re first by a mile in health care. The national leader in biotech. Surging in big data, robotics, fintech, data storage, clean tech and cybersecurity. A world leader in asset management. And witness to an unprecedented construction boom. There’s no regional economy in the country that […]