SectionsSearchMorePodcasts email Created with Sketch. NewslettersMetroObituariesDeath NoticesGlobe LocalNewtonSportsRed SoxPatriotsCelticsBruinsHigh SchoolsTV & RadioBusinessTechnologyOpinionEditorialsLettersIdeasPoliticsRhode IslandNationWorldLifestyleFood & DiningComicsCrosswordTravelNamesReal EstateMarijuanaArtsBooksMoviesMusicTelevisionVisual ArtsTheater/DanceCarsReal EstateEventsSearch siteePaperMagazineObituariesWeatherComicsCrosswordEventsManage my AccountGladiatorLast SeenLove LettersSTAT: The Readout LoudAll PodcastsAll NewslettersMetroSportsBusinessOpinionRhode IslandPoliticsEducationLifestyleMarijuanaArtsMagazineCarsReal EstateEventsLaura KrantzReporterAboutLaura Krantz covers higher education for the Globe. She also worked for VTDigger in Vermont and the MetroWest Daily News in Framingham. She graduated from Boston University and is originally from Tampa, Fla. ContactShare on TwitterlaurakrantzEmail to a Friendlaura.krantz@globe.com