A Forward piece on Yeshiva University continues:
Its undergraduate schools admitted 84% of applicants for the 2012 academic year, far more than Brandeis, which admits just 39%, or nearby Fordham, which admits 43%. Y.U.’s acceptance rates have long been relatively high, but they climbed in 2012 as the number of applicants dropped. The undergraduate schools received 2,169 applications on the eve of the recession for the 2007-2008 school year; in the most recent cycle the number was down to 1,633. At the same time, tuition for students living on campus has jumped from $44,000 in 2008 to $53,000 in 2013.
Joel refused to comment on his grow-your-own-salary/avoid-responsibility-for-anything leadership philosophy. The Forward did pull up this explanatory remark from a recent public event.
“What I’ve come to realize as a president of a university… after 10 years as president, God rules the world. … I can do my part to partner with God, but ultimately God rules the world.”
Bad university presidents pass the buck. Scorched earth presidents pass the buck to God.