Stephanie Purifoy

Former VP of Marlboro College seeks fresh look at finances

Former VP of Marlboro College seeks fresh look at finances

An emergency trustees’ meeting opens up into a public discussion, drawing the college community into a civil debate over whether the Emerson deal is its only viable path forward

A former Marlboro College administrator has challenged the school's Board of Trustees to give him - and a “small team” that would include senior college staff - access to the struggling school's financial data.

Trustees have promised a formal response to a proposal from Will Wootton, who served as vice president for institutional advancement at Marlboro for 19 years, that would result in a new alternative to the plan on the table bringing Marlboro's students, faculty, and educational philosophy to Emerson College in Boston.

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