This is on Paul Keane ripping up his Yale diploma. First, as an Episcopal priest, “Ego te absolvo” for ripping up your Yale Divinity School diploma. I get the impulse. I too have one of those diplomas ...

Attend Yale University for four years, and you can look forward to many things: a lustrous diploma, a promising start at a career, and — quite possibly — your picture on a U.S. postage stamp. The ...