Ellen Belcher is the Dayton Daily News opinion pages editor. She writes about state government, education, the environment, higher education and all things Dayton.
Martin Gottlieb is an editorial writer and columnist for the Dayton Daily News opinion pages. He focuses on the political process itself and does such national issues as war, the economy, taxes and Social Security, as well as a hodge-podge of local and state issues.Home > Blogs > A Matter of Opinion > Archives > 2008 > April > 23 > Entry
Antioch still making the NYT
The April 20th New York Times dissected Antioch College’s demise.
It’s a succinct, interesting history, but if you’ve followed the controversy, you won’t learn much that you didn’t already know. (It was a bit surprising to find out that the college cafeteria serves Brussels sprouts. Only at Antioch.)
This year’s graduation is Saturday, April 26, and that could be eventful. There’s also talk of a few faculty offering classes in their homes next fall.
Plenty of people are angry about the closing, but one thing that’s glossed over is that this temporary coma — or death, if that’s what it comes to — had a long onset. This author, a former Antioch student, says the diagnosis could have been made 35 years ago.
For all the university’s commitment to radical change, it moved awfully slowly when its own existence was at stake.
Permalink | Comments (2) | Post your comment | Categories: Higher Ed
Comments
By Matthew Arnold
May 23, 2008 1:37 PM | Link to this
The University leadership moved awfully slowly because they don’t share the College’s commitment to the values embodied in the College. The College community — students, staff, faculty, alumni and Yellow Springs — moved at lightning speed, raising tens of millions of dollars and putting together plans for continued operations of the College that were vetted by experts in higher education turnaround. All to no avail. The University leadership had their plan — A.) close the College, and B.) *. But College faculty and alumni are rebuilding in exile. Please visit antiochians.org for more information.By St�phanie
May 27, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this
The university restaurants in France serve Brussels sprouts too. Yummy.