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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kenyon College would be an outstanding two year college affiliated with a major National University as Emory's Oxford (Oxford, Georgia) campus is to Emory University's main campus in Decatur/Atlanta.

If Kenyon College was a feeder into an elite National University such as Dartmouth College, Washington University in St. Louis, or another Top 15 National University, I suspect that it would attract many more highly qualified applicants as a first choice school that would ease the transition from high school / prep school to a university.[/quote]

That is a bit condescending towards Kenyon and sort of an antiquated unrealistic idea. The Dartmouths or Wash U’s get a slightly stronger average academic profile in terms of their average student and have broader offerings by virtue of their size but the quality of education one receives is unlikely all that different. [/quote]

The quoted poster wrote: "This is a bit condescending towards Kenyon and sort of an antiquated unrealistic idea."

This is precisely the type of attitude that I experienced. A condescending and conclusory remark without any substance. You represent Kenyon well. [/quote]

I don’t represent Kenyon at all but I also don’t see it as some kind of a junior college. It’s a 200 year old 4 year institution that has produced many successful graduates. [/quote]

It is clear that you do not "represent Kenyon at all" because you wrote a response without a personal attack & made strong points.

The educational environment is changing. Soon the number of US high school graduates will be declining. Competition for students will increase.

New courses of study will need to be implemented. Affiliating with a major National University will make Kenyon College attractive to a larger number of students.

Many LACs affiliate with National Universities for 3 + 2 programs in engineering. As technology continues to grow, substantial investments will need to be made by institutions of higher education in order to serve the needs of society & in order to meet potential students and future employers demands. Except for a few with exceptionally large endowments, small LACs are ill equipped to do so.

Kenyon College could be the premier two year college in the nation while retaining its current strengths, but offering a wider variety of options and opportunities to its clients.

If you prefer to remain static, then ask Borders Bookstores how that works out. [/quote]

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