tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868287159444064179.post8809238143841956778..comments2009-10-13T15:07:03.082-04:00Matt R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10328772936972971711noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868287159444064179.post-12365925355424813012009-10-13T13:44:43.092-04:002009-10-13T13:44:43.092-04:00As a faculty member and advisor at a large (13,500 students) open-admissions public university, I&#39;ve written this kind of letter to my students--perhaps not as eloquently as Dr. Willson, but in the same spirit of caring guidance. Maybe it&#39;s not the size of the school but the mindset of the professor that makes the difference.o's grandmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868287159444064179.post-37073157400915958362009-10-08T08:56:10.136-04:002009-10-08T08:56:10.136-04:00You&#39;re very right, Julie. And it gets me thinking that as we all hear consistently about the great network of Michigan&#39;s big public universities, there is an untold story of real excellence out there with chapters like Alma, Hillsdale, Calvin, Kalamazoo, Albion and many, many more.Matt R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10328772936972971711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868287159444064179.post-57177887089154979442009-10-08T08:50:16.156-04:002009-10-08T08:50:16.156-04:00As an Alma College alumna and advisor to students on our tartan-cloaked campus, I can tell you that this kind of mentoring continues today at Michigan&#39;s small, liberal arts colleges.<br /><br />Amazing what a little compassion and wisdom can do for young minds and lives, isn&#39;t it?Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06700522924668572455noreply@blogger.com