Written by Dr. Melik Peter Khoury
An exposé on the false theater of surprise and the institutional rot we keep pretending not to see
The performance begins the same way each time.
“Shocking announcement.” “Students blindsided.” “Faculty devastated.” “No one could have seen it coming.”
Except we could. We did. We always do. So let’s stop pretending.
This is not a tragedy. It is theater. Executed with precision. Protected by plausible deniability. Sanitized for public consumption by foundations, consultants, and a media class more invested in the narrative of heartbreak than the discipline of accountability.
The real surprise is not that these colleges are closing. The real surprise is how long we all collectively pretend they were not already An exposé on the false theater of surprise and the institutional rot we keep pretending not to see
To continue reading, view the full post here
