Are You With Me Now? A.J. Ryder “If I could say it, I wouldn’t have to dance it.” — Isadora Duncan This week, Larry Robertson’s book Great Question was published. A few months ago, Joe Youcha told me that Larry wanted to interview me for the book. I agreed, and when I read what he wrote, I was amazed. He not only captured our conversation but also somehow nailed my personality. The book features interviews with people from a wide range of occupations about the questions they

Are You With Me Now? A.J. Ryder Remembering Sonny Thinking about our students I never stop being in awe of the scholarships and awards that come out of The Met’s Entrepreneurial Center. This year, Met students won both first and second place at the Transform Rhode Island Scholarship (TRIS) awards. First place: Rio Vierra Spears, a 10th grader, received a $25,000 scholarship and an additional $1 million investment to bring his idea to life: connecting teens with senior centers

Are you with me now? A J Ryder Professor Wagstaff: “Tomorrow we start tearing down the college.” Professor; “But. Where will the students sleep?” Professor Wagstaff: Where they always sleep in the classroom.” Horsefeathers The Great Escape Clause Here we are in the midst of the 2026 college graduation season, and the timing of Harvard faculty’s latest move on grade inflation could not be more telling. Harvard is now capping the number of A’s awarded in a course to 20%, with a