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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP - it's definitely the same troll, bringing up the same old incidents (econ departures, firing the football coach) that barely deserved notice when they occurred and are completely irrelevant today.

It is true that the endowment is low compared to peer schools; presumably the newish president who has some background in finance is positioned to address that.

https://www.bates.edu/president/welcoming-garry-w-jenkins/garry-w-jenkins/[/quote]
You’re rushing to complain about two different people. I’m OP, I don’t even know about whatever stupid sports incident happened and don’t really care since it has nothing to do with my question. [/quote]

OP, you didn't ask a genuine question, you made a vague and unsupported allegation. In other words, troll.[/quote]
So dramatic 
Endowment issues: [url]https://www.sunjournal.com/2025/03/07/academic-standing-not-sustainable-without-larger-endowment-bates-college-warns/[/url]
Faculty retention issues: 
[url]https://thebatesstudent.com/27138/news/faculty-satisfaction-dips-27-in-six-years-according-to-coache-survey/#:~:text=Faculty%20satisfaction%20dips%2027%25%20in,COACHE%20survey%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Bates%20Student[/url]
[url]https://thebatesstudent.com/22116/news/__trashed-3/#:~:text=Economics%20Department%20Cancels%20Senior%20Thesis%20Amid%20Faculty%20Turnover%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Bates%20Student[/url]
It gets tiring hearing people here essentially admit that they don’t know what they’re talking about and haven’t researched a topic, so therefore it automatically means someone is lying or has no source. It’s not our jobs to spoon feed you the minimum research needed to talk on the topic.[/quote]

You just linked a bunch of “nothing burgers”

The endowment article just says that the incoming president[b] says they they need to increase their endowment to hold their position. Completely normal and something that new Presidents consistently do.[/b]

The economics commentary is over 5 years old. The department is completely staffed.

Faculty whining about administrators is an age old thing…more nothing.

Do better.[/quote]
You sound intentionally dishonest. Their endowment is 1/2-1/5 peers, that means they offer less for their students.

Agree about the economics department, strange moment.

Faculty are often much more trustworthy than people’s whose jobs are to make the institution look good. It’s important faculty actually want to stay at their institution.[/quote]

Intellectually dishonest? I paraphrased a reporters comment on the new president’s remarks. [/quote]

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