<p>Intelligent CC members can recognize that, when a college administrator or professor has a personal problem or is accused of a horrible crime, as this man has been, it does not reflect poorly on the employer college.</p>
<p>On the other hand, too many CC members put the “elite” institutions like Duke high up on a pedestal and aspire to admission at such colleges simply because of their prestigious names and often without really determining if this school is truly a good fit. </p>
<p>Thus, posts such as this one by Dave are not merely the dishing of dirt. Instead, they can serve as helpful reminders that colleges and universities are made up of people … some of them very wonderful, some sadly flawed. And, whatever college you–or your child–attends, you should expect to encounter (and perhaps be influenced by) spectacular individuals as well as major scum bags (or at least some minor ones).</p>