Mason Lubold’s perfect destination had to provide a strong academic foundation with a big city presence just blocks away.

“Auld Lang Syne,” we sing as we clink champagne flutes and bid each other a happy new year; “Old Long Since” — when translated — suggests one final recognition of and reflection upon the year past.

Warren Buffet announced over the weekend in his annual letter to shareholders that his successor as chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway had been chosen — but he didn't say who. Then, in an ...