The biggest red flag for me was that she did not chat up the two donors at the concert. The first priority of a college president is fund raising (“development”). Manna from heaven doesn’t count. That told me she put herself above the institution’s needs and it was all about power for her.
The biggest red flag for me was that she did not chat up the two donors at the concert. The first priority of a college president is fund raising (“development”). Manna from heaven doesn’t count. That told me she put herself above the institution’s needs and it was all about power for her.
100%. And Steve Weston is too humble to say that he is a major donor to Whittier College himself. His family gave $1 million to renovate a Science & Learning Center in 2014. So in addition to his loyal service as a Trustee, he gave generously to provide academic resources for all students. Oubre stated in a recent WIHE interview, "Higher education is a business model." Ok, and a key revenue stream is charitable gifts. Seems Oubre may have missed a few classes in her studies of higher ed leadership.
The biggest red flag for me was that she did not chat up the two donors at the concert. The first priority of a college president is fund raising (“development”). Manna from heaven doesn’t count. That told me she put herself above the institution’s needs and it was all about power for her.
100%. And Steve Weston is too humble to say that he is a major donor to Whittier College himself. His family gave $1 million to renovate a Science & Learning Center in 2014. So in addition to his loyal service as a Trustee, he gave generously to provide academic resources for all students. Oubre stated in a recent WIHE interview, "Higher education is a business model." Ok, and a key revenue stream is charitable gifts. Seems Oubre may have missed a few classes in her studies of higher ed leadership.