Jeffrey Nytch

I was saddened this week to read about the closure of Hampshire College , one of America’s most interesting and unique educational institutions. Hampshire’s curriculum favored projects over traditional classroom-based courses, written evaluations over letter or number grades, and granted considerable autonomy to students to shape their own educational journey. A four-year degree consisted of three “divisions”: Exploration and working across disciplines (1 year); Concentration

Keynote Address, A Celebration of Music at F&M on the Occasion of  Brian Norcross’s Retirement March 28, 2026 Franklin & Marshall College Good morning!  Before I begin, I’d like to offer a few words of thanks, first to our friends from the Office of Advancement, Kristen Krista and Kim Hocker, for putting this weekend together, and of course to Brian Norcross for inviting me to participate this morning. In listening to Brian's wonderful recounting of the history of the F&M band a

As many of you have already seen, the March 9th edition of the New York Times  carried an article on the ongoing financial struggles of the Metropolitan Opera. ( The Met Opera’s Desperate Hunt for Money - The New York Times , March 9, 2026) Because of a post I’d made regarding a previous article on the subject ( check out the LinkedIn post here ), a reporter from the Times  reached out to me a few weeks ago and asked if I would like to be interviewed for this new story.  When

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