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This fall, colleges and universities that try to pass themselves off as “green” will face an inconvenient truth: It takes more than bathroom stalls stocked with recycled toilet paper, or separate waste bins for glass, paper and plastic, to earn even a passing grade on environmental sustainability. And with each new year, schools will be graded on an ever-steeper curve.... Read more

Norwich University cadets Hung Ching-Hao and Liao Tzu-Chuan are modest types, even though both young men have plenty to brag about.

Hung, a 22-year-old senior majoring in communications, and Liao, a 21-year-old junior studying biology, are “cadres,” or upperclassmen who mentor younger cadets. Each maintains a GPA well above 3.3 — an impressive feat for any Norwich student, let alone those learning in a language they could barely speak before arriving on campus.... Read more

Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, is the nation's oldest private military college.

Jon Taylor asks Norwich cadets if they plan to join the military after graduation.

It's lunchtime at Norwich University, and the temporary campus cafeteria is bustling with lean, athletic-looking youths. Nearly all the men sport fresh crew cuts, while the women wear their hair pulled back in tight buns. Both women and men are dressed in sneakers and gray T-shirts tucked into maroon shorts. The military feel is no accident -- these are the upperclassmen in the "Corps of Cadets," Norwich's on-campus military company.... Read more

The bridge that spans Lake Champlain at Chimney Point - New Yorkers call it Crown Point - connects a desolate, rural stretch of Adirondack North Country to pastoral Vermont. The noxious paper mill at Ticonderoga, notable for its tire-burning schemes, rises on the New York side to the south. In Vermont, the nearest "destination" is the migratory bird area at Dead Creek, where for most of the year, the scene is as lifeless as its name suggests.

It's not exactly the kind of place you'd expect to find a sculpture by Auguste Rodin.... Read more

NORTHFIELD -- General John Abizaid, the commander of all U.S. military forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, was once touted as the man who could sway the hearts and minds of the entire Arab world. In two months, the four-star general will travel to central Vermont and try to sway the hearts and minds of Norwich University's 2006 graduating class.... Read more

College is a time for learning, right?... Read more