Having just returned from a four-week journey around Europe, I can finish my tenure as a Chronicle columnist with a fresh perspective on life.
President Nan Keohane visited London last month to address numerous University alumni, students abroad and parents of international students.
Two cumulative exams + no grades = learning for learning's sake.
During Oxford's matriculation, every student is required to don his or her sub-fusc, consisting of formal attire and academic gown. Why? It's a tradition.
"Today's assignment: Define the term 'first world country' in 750 words or less. Be concise and be sure to discuss politics, economics, demographics, etc., as they apply.
Congress' decision this week to deny President Bill Clinton "fast track" status for free-trade negotiations was made for all of the wrong reasons-yet despite these wrong reasons, the question still...
Higher education: Should it be a government entitlement or a personal investment? This is a question that keeps surfacing during my studies at Oxford, because here tuition is paid not by the...
Fraternities: should they exist? Do they really serve a useful purpose beyond acting as examples for the administration to use to eradicate drinking at the University or giving the press a front...
Does Oxford have a Homecoming? Do alumni come back every year and complain-albeit incoherently-about the lack of alcohol as they stumble around trying to find a place to sleep? Do the words "I...
Exactly one month from today I will forfeit my identity for an entire year.
