<p>^^There’s nothing in that paper that couldn’t have been written by the average Williams CC forum poster. It’s basic premise is that a private college shouldn’t expand because it will ruin its standing in some unnamed institutional hierarchy. Presumably Prof. Winston is talking about the USNews rankings.</p>
<p>His treatment of the topic of economies of scale is typical; it pretty much limits itself to a discussion of the inevitablity of small academic departments, yet, never mentions the possibility or desirabilty of <em>administrative</em> economies of scale. I’m not sure who Gordon Winston is. I’m sure he’s a wonderful classroom performer, but, the whole thing is bathed in pre-meltdown self-congratulation.</p>