I’ve been a David Brooks fan going back to Bobos in Paradise (Simon & Schuster, […]
Author: Malcolm Gauld
Malcolm Gauld
Robbie Robertson, RIP
So, I’ve been getting emails and social media messages wondering if/when I’m going to post […]
The Legacy Admissions Thing – 10 Thoughts
College admissions is starting to look a lot like the domino theory. Now that the […]
4 Wheaton (by way of Hyde) Lax Captains
Just heard that Logan Truluck (Hyde ’20) was named a captain of the 2024 Wheaton […]
JWIWT #5 – From Affirmative Action to Racial Gaming
Although I kind of expected SCOTUS to rule as it did on the Harvard/UNC cases, […]
10 Things I Loved About Hyde Alum Weekend ’23
Such a great weekend! There were hundreds of people, some of whom I had not […]
JWIWT #4 – Did We Forget How to Build Things?
During my 35+- years as Hyde’s head of school and president, we experienced a back-and-forth […]
Alf Jacques (1949-2023)
Yesterday, I posted the above photo on Facebook with the following explanation: Alf Jacques, RIP […]
JWIWT #3 – All Trump, All the Time
Putting aside what I or anyone else might think of Donald Trump, has there ever […]
JWIWT #2 – Smashing the College Admissions Process
Another Just What I Was Thinking (JWIWT) post… Most of my working life has been […]