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

[Gerry Bello (gerrybello at hotmail.com)]

>Here are a some questions all sort of geared around trying to understand the consequences of the lawsuit.
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>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?
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>2.  How can the "visioning" process, planned for the August BoT meeting, effectively proceed without resolving the lawsuit?
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>3.  Won't the BoT be likely to avoid all possible negotiation/communication outside of a courtroom until the lawsuit is resolved?
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>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?
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>5.  Can students be recruited for 2008-09 before the lawsuit has been resolved?
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>6.  If the faculty lose, would that lock the fate and assets of the College much more securely in the hands of the BoT?
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>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?
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>7a.  Relatedly, why did you choose to announce your lawsuit before the Webinar and the August BoT meeting?  Why not wait for the other side to reveal more of their cards?
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>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.
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>Thanks,
>Jonah
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1)  The last one of a similiar nature lasted less than 100 days.

2)  There was no visioning process planned for the August meeting Jonah.  the www.theantiochpapers.org documents  specifically state that the BoT isnt planning on "visioning" anything until after the doors are closed.  The August meeting was part of a pacification process.  like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj5K1mWjcyY 

3)  They will have to negotitate eventually as the heat is on and is only going to get turned up.

4) Many will so that the college can move forward as soon as an injunction is leveled.  

5)  See #1

6) No.  The BoT still need the Alumni to rebuild.  They also wont look good in terms of attracting donors if they just got sued.

7) Jonah... We know what cards they have.  The Webinar would have revealed nothing truthful.  RTFM the docs


Nothing needs to be put on hold.  The lawsuit will be quick.  Get a plexionomy.