Abraham Klemek, 3, entertains his mother, Melissa Keeley, holding his sister, Madeleine Klemek, and father, Christopher Klemek, and a group of students in West Hall at George Washington University's Mount Vernon campus. His parents are professors.
A growing number of colleges are placing professors and their families in residence halls. It's a practice borrowed from the early days of academia that has grown in popularity in recent years, especially at large urban universities looking to create a more personal, small-campus feel.
When Mark Bickerstaff Sr. accepted the principal's job this summer at Crossland Evening High School -- after spending almost 20 years working as a teacher and administrator in elementary and middle schools -- his family joked that he finally was graduating.
