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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Like the description of Colby and Middlebury grads. Add me to the chorus that Colby is improving and Middlebury is declining. Colby has a dynamic President. [/quote]

Middlebury has a new president who started a few weeks ago. [b]Let’s give him some time to rebuild what was undone by Laurie Patton.[/b] [/quote]
Name 3 things Patton unwound.[/quote]

She turned a blind eye toward deficits, allowing the college to stay in the red for a decade instead of making tough decisions that may have been unpopular.

She mismanaged the Charles Murray debacle and subsequent fallout, garnering negative national media attention and making the college a punching bag for conservatives.

She let faculty compensation fall behind peers, undermining Midd’s ability to attract and retain top talent.

Under her leadership, endowment returns fell short of Amherst, Williams, Bowdoin, etc.

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I think that this list is mostly fair with some additions and context. Patton aggressively moved to address what was a real deficit 10 years ago and now is a small deficit due to MIIS which she let sit and fester, leaving the issue to Baucomb who has already stated that MIIS will be addressed.

She was seen as not being sensitive enough to a couple of campus deaths (one from sudden illness along with an overdose).

She waited too long to start the current capital campaign though the response has been great.

Middlebury has the 10th largest endowment among their peers but Amherst, Bowdoin, and Williams have far larger endowments and Middlebury wants to narrow the gap. I expect that Baucomb will start a new program immediately to attempt to narrow the gap.

The endowment has performed well above average but the other three have done phenomenal. Bowdoin has been top 1% in terms of performance.

Overall Patton wasn’t terrible but she didn’t stand out in any positive way.

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