It was surprising and immediately disturbing to wake up one morning and learn of Marlboro College's intention to move to Boston, not lock, stock, and barrel...just the stock. But why was I surprised, having watched the slow, painful crumbling of the College over the past five or more years?
Because the deal with Emerson is a really, really good one for Emerson. For Marlboro, it's terrible. Astonishingly so.
Wednesday, Jan. 18 was a chilly, blustery, and sunny day. It was also my birthday. Along with 13 other women in the Shut it Down Affinity Group from Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, dressed all in black and wearing white death masks, I participated in a silent walking meditation...