When college was cheap and few students matriculated, it was common for parents to send their offspring to the halls of higher learning to “find themselves” or “learn how to learn.” I knew of a family who sent their daughter to college to snag a husband.   Back in the day, when JFK was president, […]

When John F. Kennedy was president, our country was a much different place than it is today, and that includes “higher education.” Here’s how college worked back in the day:  Almost any high school graduate could find a college or university that would accept them.  Almost no one (only 7%) went on to college after […]