Howard University in Financial Distress

LakeWashington
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:44:03 +0000

No. A university does not belong to students or its employees. Though an institution’s governing board and administration may be fools or even malevolent, it is they and not current students or alumni who are responsible for running the place. Students and alumni have no substantial managerial role in running universities in America, no matter how emotionally vested they are in their alma mater. That’s the plain, simple and hard cold fact. Howard’s governors may have finally brought the axe down upon the goose’s neck. Sad. Unfortunate. But the resources consumed by Howard should be made available to students who can find support and opportunity elsewhere. Again, I see similarities to Morris Brown College. It made no sense to keep pouring money down the drain at private Morris Brown College when the public Georgia State University across town provided a superior education at significantly lower costs for Georgia’s African-Americans and all young people. By the way, Atlanta Constitution Editorial Board member Cynthia Tucker wrote extensively about the Morris Brown scandal. Her opinion on the mess? Close it down!!!