[Alumni-chat] [SaveAntioch] Has the Lawsuit preempted alumni efforts

[jal2121 (jah at hotmail.com)]

Here are a some questions all sort of geared around trying to understand the consequences of the lawsuit.

1.  How long is the lawsuit expected to take to conclude?  What are the chances that either side would appeal?  Can the faculty afford to appeal?  

2.  How can the "visioning" process, planned for the August BoT meeting, effectively proceed without resolving the lawsuit?

3.  Won't the BoT be likely to avoid all possible negotiation/communication outside of a courtroom until the lawsuit is resolved?

4.  Aside from donating to the legal fund, why would any rational investor donate to the annual or revival funds while a lawsuit is ensuing?  

5.  Can students be recruited for next year before the lawsuit has been resolved?

6.  If the faculty lose, would that lock the fate and assets of the College much more securely in the hands of the BoT?

7.  Are the faculty and AB working together or are they just pretending to by supporting each other after taking action?  Specifically, did the AB decide that the negotiation process was doomed to fail short of legal action?  How was the decision to pursue legal action made?  How did you (faculty) decide the date that you would announce your decision to the public?  

One major irony of legal action for me is that, while the lawsuit expressly seeks to keep Antioch open, it seems that a lot of efforts, like recruiting students or negotiating a new governance arrangement for example, must now be put on hold until the suit has been resolved.  

Thanks,
Jonah