[Alumni-chat] Bob's view of July 2

[ilse moon]

I'm with Bob on this.

Now what is the plan to use the funds to preserve the YS property for the 
College; to retain the faculty and current students; to recruit more 
students for the College?

Ilse Moon '53

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Devine" <bdevine at antioch-college.edu>
To: "Alumni Chat List" <alumni-chat at w3.antioch.edu>
Cc: <alumni-chat at w3.antioch.edu>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Alumni-chat] Outline sketch of a plan


> It seems to me that there are a number of "clear views" of the current
> situation, informed by varying degrees of first hand experience.  With all
> due respect, my "clear view" is that the Board created the current
> situation at the College, and left to the leadership of the University for
> the next four years, there will be no future for Antioch College.  My
> clear view is that an independent College, with its emphasis on
> experiential learning and reflection, participation in shared governance
> and the civic life of the community, and a strong liberal arts curriculum,
> can compete and prosper -- if given the chance.  It's important to
> remember, I think, that the College was not the failure in this drama, its
> leadership was the true failure.
>
> And I think the analogy to Bush and Irag appeals more to pathos than to
> logos.
>
> Bob
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