<p>Very interesting article in NYTimes today addressing solutions to image problems of Colleges in the South. </p>
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<p>It is an interesting article but, seemingly just one aspect of a general tug of war many schools face. This quote:</p>
<p>“The issue that all of us face is that alumni love to have the institution frozen in amber,” said Gordon Gee, the chancellor of Vanderbilt University in Nashville. “The truth of the matter is that for an institution to survive, it has to grow, to look at the world as it is rather than how they want it to be.”</p>
<p>could apply just as easily to many schools regarding other concerns. For example, Colgate and the suits brought by alumni who object to the forced sale of frat houses. Apparently, the school wants to grow in other directions but some alumni are still in the mindset of a previous era.</p>