Friday, October 03, 2014

Transparency for thee but not for me


Critics of WTS have lambasted the board/administration for lack of transparency in the Green/Fantuzzo affair. I'd simply point out that confidentiality cuts both ways. It can be used to shield the innocent or the guilty. It can be used to cover up institutional wrongdoing. Or it can be used to protect a student or employee who's been falsely accused. So there's nothing inherently suspect about confidentiality. If a student or employee is accused of wrongdoing, it's entirely appropriate to begin with a private, internal investigation. That spares his reputation in case he's exonerated. 

In addition, I can't help noticing that the critics have a rather–how shall we say?–one-sided notion of transparency:


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Tremper Longman Randy, all I can say is that Bruce and I have been in contact. I cannot share the substance of that interchange. 
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