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Monday, October 31, 2005
UD feels distinctly… …o’er-laden with Ladner lately, but let’s try to keep up anyway. There’s increasing unhappiness with his golden or platinum or whatever parachute, not merely on the part of American University students and faculty, but now on the part of Senator Grassley and the Washington Post. Here’s the Post this morning: At the very least, the extra $950,000 seems unwise under these unpleasant circumstances. Mr. Ladner certainly made contributions to American University: The endowment grew dramatically, as did the qualifications of the student body. But Mr. Ladner has already been compensated generously for his efforts, and his own actions and sense of entitlement were the primary cause of the current mess. |