CatGrad-UMGradStu said:
The issue, and you should know, are the simple facts and data. Unfortunately, those who supposedly know don't know anything and a once proud school continues its downward spiral. Pride is troubling, from the outside looking in...and the status quo continues.
As predictable as the sun rising, PR make his declarations as the facts illustrate otherwise. Some of my information and my clue: multiple life long UM alumni friends who know far more than you about the state of affairs at UM, including multiple Griz football players from the Golden Era: two college age kids one attended MSU, the other UM: like you, friends (currently a close friend, they change) who are Regents, UM alumni and sorely disappointment at the state of affairs and voice it regularly: have worked across MUS (not MSU/UM, MUS) for well over 20 years: Even if I didn't have any of that information and clue - it's bad and getting worse and UM and Montana deserve better.
One of the biggest problems with UM is the aged good old boy network of alumni, not the "normal" alumni, tottering around golf courses, dinner clubs, glassy smooth Green ski runs and social events. The problem is that they really do represent UM kind of accurately, and that's not a good thing. Clearly Bodnar needed/needs to rebrand the whole institution and carefully jettison these hangers-on.
This will be my last reply to PR drivel - I will respond no more forever.