However, fear of racism, bad administration, etc., to the extent that it deters students from enrolling and causes the state to cut the school’s budget, could result in a self-fulfilling prophecy in terms of making the school worse.
Mizzou is a solid school that is a member of the AAU. There will be some short term disruptions due to Click and the gang, but they will be fine in a few years when everyone forgets what happened.
Like it or not for the vast majority of people last fall, the story they heard (and the story they remember unfortunately) was "Melissa Click, a professor in the school of journalism, attempted to prevent a journalism student from reporting on the story”. Not many people remember the stories the next day that give accurate details on her true affiliation.
We’ll have to agree to disagree but I’d say from a perception standpoint their reputation is far from intact.
I really appreciate your posts @CE527M! Thank you for taking the time to write.