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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oberlin College has long had a reputation—depending on who you ask—as either a progressive utopia or a cautionary tale of ideological overreach. Once known for its academic rigor and historical legacy (it was the first college to admit women and Black students), in recent years it's been increasingly caricatured as a radical, activist-heavy institution disconnected from academic seriousness.

Add to that the ongoing slide in national rankings, some PR disasters (like the Gibson’s Bakery lawsuit), and the perception that ideological purity sometimes trumps open discourse, and the school’s image problem seems deeply entrenched.

So here’s the question: Can Oberlin change that image? Should it even try?

What would it take—leadership change, a new marketing strategy, curriculum reform, a hard look at admissions priorities? Or is this just who Oberlin is now, for better or worse? And does the broader higher-ed landscape even reward this kind of ideological niche anymore?

Curious to hear thoughts from alumni, students, and others. [/quote]

Wut.

I dispute the premise, and ergo reject the thread out of hand. [/quote]

I agree with you. Wut indeed![/quote]

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