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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

[b]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.[/b]

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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There was already a deficit, so she didn't undo anything, she continued the trend of past presidents. Endowment returns have to do with the hedge fund you outsource too; potentially, Middlebury could've switched asset managers, but I highly doubt that would've changed things, since it depends on your asset portfolio. Once again, this isn't undoing anything, it's carrying on a trend. The Charles Murray incident isn't some stain on the college record; almost no-one other than disgruntled Middlebury alum care or think about it. It was news for 5 minutes, big whoop. How much do you know about Claremont McKenna's protest against Heather Mac Donald, and how much do you think that affected their billion dollar campaign? The only thing "undone" from your list is not keeping up with faculty compensation, and I'd love a source for that.[/quote]

The fact that you don’t think a college president’s job is to balance a budget—regardless of whether it was balanced in the past—isn’t a critical responsibly, means that you are a complete dolt. [/quote]
good job at making something up. But you said it confidently, so that's good![/quote]

What was made up? Did Laurie Patton balance Middlebury’s budget or not? She allowed the college to carry a deficit for the majority of her tenure. In corporate America, she would have been fired long ago. It took an interim president to get the ball rolling. Hopefully Baucom will right the ship.[/quote]
No where did I mention the responsibilities of the president. That was not the question I first asked nor was it in any of your posts prior- suddenly, you just claimed something that made no sense.

All your follow ups are not what we’re discussing.[/quote]
You are making a big presumption here, namely, that anyone would want to get into a “discussion” with you.[/quote]
I see you have no argument so you instead must act like a child. I’ll wait for a response that indicates you can think and post responsibly.[/quote]

That was a different poster. [/quote]

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