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Oberlin College seems to have 'B Team' administrators

 In an effort to save money, Oberlin College partnered with a new student health care service provider.  Harness Health Partners, a Bon Secours Mercy Health subsidiary, is a Catholic healthcare facility.  

Like many Catholic healthcare facilities, Harness Health Partners adheres to Catholic doctrine when it comes to birth control.  It says on their website that they follow the Ethical and Religious Directive for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs).  So it should not have been a surprise.

But Oberlin, being Oberlin, has to show its collective ass on National Public Radio and, ironically enough, show the world that they don’t understand what’s clearly written out.

And to get their students birth control pills and such, they are having to partner with ANOTHER provider.

Losing any savings they might have gained.

Not sure exactly why the Board of Trustees isn’t stepping in to bring these idiots to heel. They’re losing money left and right.

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14 responses to “Oberlin College seems to have 'B Team' administrators”

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    Anonymous

    I suspect the Board of Trustees comes from the same gene pool as everyone else at Oberlin.None of them seem to realize the interest on the judgement accrues daily. Wonder what Gibson's will do with their own college, looks like it's heading that way.

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    Anon–At least Gibson's knows how to run a business, which is what a college is.

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    “…knows how to run a business, which is what a college is.”Stunningly refreshing view of reality, were that it were more widely embraced. It would, or, perhaps, might, be quite interesting to see just what Gibson's would do with it; I would expect a complete and near-instantaneous turnover of the student body and, perhaps the incorporation of a substantial new culinary school.

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    Anon–Big universities understand this and act accordingly. Small privates don't because their administrators both suck and abrogate their duties to faculty and students.A baking school rising from Oberlin's ashes would be glorious!

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    “A baking school rising from Oberlin's ashes would be glorious!”For #36 million you get the Gibson Culinary Institute!

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    “A baking school rising from Oberlin's ashes would be glorious!”But first the ashes have to be created. And, accordng to a link at Insty, William Jacobson at LI is reporting Oberlin has initiated the process of paying Gibson's the full $36.59M, so maybe…..except that Oberlin has a bond for it so, at least for the moment, it's not direct cash out of pocket. Yet.

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    Gerry–It's a better start than some colleges.Anon–They are claiming that they aren't drawing down endowment for this, but I agree with you that it's just a matter of time before they have to.

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    I suspect the Board of Trustees comes from the same gene pool as everyone else at Oberlin.None of them seem to realize the interest on the judgement accrues daily. Wonder what Gibson's will do with their own college, looks like it's heading that way.

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    Anon–At least Gibson's knows how to run a business, which is what a college is.

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    Anonymous

    “…knows how to run a business, which is what a college is.”Stunningly refreshing view of reality, were that it were more widely embraced. It would, or, perhaps, might, be quite interesting to see just what Gibson's would do with it; I would expect a complete and near-instantaneous turnover of the student body and, perhaps the incorporation of a substantial new culinary school.

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    Anon–Big universities understand this and act accordingly. Small privates don't because their administrators both suck and abrogate their duties to faculty and students.A baking school rising from Oberlin's ashes would be glorious!

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    Anonymous

    “A baking school rising from Oberlin's ashes would be glorious!”For #36 million you get the Gibson Culinary Institute!

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    Anonymous

    “A baking school rising from Oberlin's ashes would be glorious!”But first the ashes have to be created. And, accordng to a link at Insty, William Jacobson at LI is reporting Oberlin has initiated the process of paying Gibson's the full $36.59M, so maybe…..except that Oberlin has a bond for it so, at least for the moment, it's not direct cash out of pocket. Yet.

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    Gerry–It's a better start than some colleges.Anon–They are claiming that they aren't drawing down endowment for this, but I agree with you that it's just a matter of time before they have to.

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