Harvard on the Hocking

As a campus tour guide, I liked to tell parents that Ohio University was known as "Harvard on the Hocking." And not just because of the Harvard squirrels brought to Athens by its Harvard founders. And not just because we emulated the style of architecture found in Cambridge. But, because it was a great academic school wrapped up in a party school reputation. (I've since learned that Harvard's a great party school wrapped up in an academic school reputation. So we didn't have that in common.)

Nine years later, there's proof that OU really is on Harvard's level: a joint study conducted by Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School, and Ohio University determined the unfortunate, ridiculously prominent role that medical bills play in bankruptcies. Not just Harvard but Harvard's Law and Medical schools. Nice work OU.