Yesterday’s Clarion Call by Professor Blumenthal, advocating much greater

disclosure and transparency in college financial reporting, elicited a

comment from Gil Browne of George Mason University. He noted that when he

was at Oregon State, he helped to set up a financial reporting system that

does most if not all of what Blumenthal wants. Here is a link to a piece on the

Oregon State system.

Perhaps this is an idea whose time has come.