[Alumni-chat] Q&A with new president of Oberlin

[Laura Fathauer]

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18868894&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6

Mentions Antioch College once:

Q: Do you think there's any one issue or initiative
that will be the first thing you'll deal with as the
Oberlin College president?

A: There are many issues that I could name, but a few
come to mind. The first is, there's always a question
about student need, everything from dorm rooms to
financial aid. We're going to be looking at things in
the environmental realm. The idea of creating a
vibrant, artistic culture, which we already have, but
we're going to make it more so, with things like
trying to revitalize the art museum.

One thing that I think about every day is, are we
financially sustainable? Even though we are very
different, the events at Antioch College reinforce the
notion that institutions need to be nurtured, and
nurtured financially. That's something we've always
looked at. There are a lot of different needs we have
right now, and right now a lot of the costs are
increasing and are not within our control.

I think Oberlin is in a very solid position. It's been
well-managed for the past decade or so. But we want to
make sure we're on the right path.



       
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