Friday, October 19, 2007
Crooked Path
After teaching what we thought would be a valuable lesson to the New College board of trustees this summer, we decided to give them a chance to walk the straight and narrow. I mean, in addition to forcing them to fire the school president, we got them put on probation by both the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, as well as by the U.S. Department of Education. You'd think that'd be enough to get them to mend their ill-considered ways.
With an enrollment decline of over 60% and a follow-up visit by the WASC Special Investigation Team looming next month, some might even think the alleged reforms would include a genuine effort at truthful communication. Granted, that would be a new phenomenon in the school's thirty-six year history, but better late than never.
Unfortunately, some people are slow learners -- real slow. As noted on the New College Independent Alumni Association website, the newly-appointed New College Public Information Officer has started his tenure by shooting himself in the foot. I guess we should have seen it coming.
With an enrollment decline of over 60% and a follow-up visit by the WASC Special Investigation Team looming next month, some might even think the alleged reforms would include a genuine effort at truthful communication. Granted, that would be a new phenomenon in the school's thirty-six year history, but better late than never.
Unfortunately, some people are slow learners -- real slow. As noted on the New College Independent Alumni Association website, the newly-appointed New College Public Information Officer has started his tenure by shooting himself in the foot. I guess we should have seen it coming.
