Free Republic

IN THE polished halls of academia, it’s known as “intrusive caring.’’ The objects of this attention are shaky students — often minorities from weak high schools — who are shown a straight path to graduation if they care to follow it. Towson University in Maryland raised intrusive caring to an art form in the last decade. Along the way, it wiped out the graduation gap between white and minority students. The trustees of the University of Massachusetts were amply impressed. Last week, they named Towson president Robert Caret to head the five-campus University of Massachusetts system. His role in raising...