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I don't know a whole lot about LeBlanc other than he used to be prez at Miami FL and comes to a lot of basketball games. I think the whole "black people" remark was blown wildly out of context. Sounds like his idea to reduce enrollment but boost STEM enrollment could benefit the school, but who knows.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/gwu-thomas-leblanc-resign-faculty/2020/04/03/a1b04c94-5fea-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html
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Most of the faculty are fools. I thinks a lot of alumni and donors(the only voices that should mean anything) stand behind the president and his efforts.
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If you notice many of these complaining professors are from disciplines that will likely be reduced if enrollment is cut and the focus becomes STEM and business and communications/government. That's why they are mad. GW has been carrying many professors in nice to have courses which really aren't built for the future. LeBlanc gets it and sees the future that a school like GW with its huge price tag has to focus on return on investment for its students. He also sees declining enrollments as we are seeing a shift to on-line learning. This puts schools like GW in a precarious position given the price tag. The dinosaur professors at GW need to adapt before it is too late. I like what LeBlanc is doing. He sees the future and is navigating GW in the right direction.