Rebounding From a Major Disappointment

By Jeff Abernathy. Most often, I choose some angle on a positive story for Alma in writing this blog. Even the stories about the challenges for higher education end up with something of a positive spin. Such is the nature of presidential journalism, I suppose.
But, even for the elite colleges, not all of the news is good. What happens when the college runs into a major disappointment? How do you discuss such matters in public? The old-style PR office would have counseled that we leave such news altogether out from public discussion, but since I came to Alma, I’ve been espousing transparency, so I need to “walk my talk.” Read more...