December 2, 2005

Back on Campus, for Eternity

By ERIN STROUT

The most loyal of college alumni would live and die by their alma maters. Recognizing an opportunity in that sentiment, some institutions are offering their graduates burial plots in campus cemeteries.

Institutions like the University of Virginia have long had cemeteries where distinguished faculty members and administrators are laid to rest, but until recently the options for alumni were few. The University of Notre Dame has had a cemetery since 1843, and recently decided to expand it