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[quote=Anonymous]Do NOT go to Occidental College.  It's a cesspool of infighting between admin/professors/the President and the board.  From the most recent alumni magazine:

Accountability Issues

The letter by Sean Goldrick ’78, which questions the rehiring of President Veitch (“Dissenting Opinion,” Fall 2014), is right on target. He should not have been rehired. The Orange County Register recently reported that in 2011 President Veitch was paid in excess of $630,000 for his services that year. The following is some of what that salary bought the College:

1) The public humiliation and side effects of a negligent conduct policy that has resulted in several disparaging articles about Occidental printed in the Los Angeles Times over the last year.

2) An especially egregious out-of-court settlement with high-profile attorney Gloria Allred and her 10 student clients.

3) Two federal complaints, yet to be settled, filed against the College regarding handling of the sexual assault cases under Title IX, which may result in substantial federal penalties.

4) More than likely millions of dollars paid in litigation costs, penalties, and settlement awards.

I am not aware that President Veitch has yet publicly apologized to alumni, students, parents, and other supporters for the mess the College finds itself in. Additionally, the Board of Trustees should be ashamed of themselves for their lack of demand for accountability, and for being complicit in allowing this kind of situation to develop. This didn’t happen in a vacuum. They knew or should have known what was happening. There should also be some trustee resignations resulting from their apparent lax oversight of the College administration.

What has been going on at Occidental is the same kind of coverup that occurred on Wall Street, at Penn State, and more recently with Roger Goodell and the NFL. Where is the integrity and responsibility of the College administration? In my opinion the College and its leadership seem morally bankrupt.

Gil McFadden ’54
Fullerton[/quote]

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