"academic freedom is insecure, and academic tenure is nonexistent today at Bennington College."
Critics of the Symposium, and the 1994 firings, have alleged that the Symposium was essentially a sham, designed to provide a pretext for the removal of faculty members to whom the college's president, Elizabeth Coleman, was hostile. Some have questioned the timing of the firings, arguing that by waiting until the end of June, the college made it impossible for students affected by the firings to transfer to other institutions.
President Coleman responded that the decision was fundamentally "about ideas", stating that "Bennington became mediocre over time" and that the college was in need of radical change. Coleman argued that the college was in dire financial straits, saying that "had Bennington done nothing ... the future of this institution was seriously in doubt." In a letter to The New York Times, John Barr, chairman of the board of trustees, asserted that Coleman was "not responsible for the redesign of the college …
中文名/译名
SAT EBRW 25%
690
SAT EBRW 75%
740
SAT Math 25th %
600
SAT Math 75th %
673
ACT Composite 25th %
30
ACT Composite 50th %
30
ACT Composite 75th %
32
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