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Greensboro College follow-up

I'm sorry Greensboro College has responded the way it has to our story about their current financial state, but I'm not surprised. Stories like this tend to follow a certain arc: story about institution published -->supporters of institution cite unfair treatment. More stories follow.

Our story on Sunday was not our first concerning Greensboro College, but it was the most indepth. It is worth noting that it does not address the caliber of education that students receive or the dedication of the staff. Nor was it a personal attack on the president, Craven Williams.

Although two college officials, in their letter to the editor, cite numerous inaccuracies and out-of-context quotes, I'm not aware that any Greensboro College official has notified us to alert us to errors in the story. The one error they note in the letter was corrected when the source told us that they had given us bad information. The letter writers also cite no specific quotes that were out of context.

If we got fact wrongs, we'd like to know it so they can be corrected. I don't believe we have. And the crux of the story -- that GC is facing tough times, holding creditors at bay and dealing with an angry faculty -- isn't in question. 

Greensboro College has a rich history -- 160+ years -- and is as much a community institution and landmark as any. It must survive. (Full disclosure: I took a class at GC and am a proud graduate of an institution that has similar financial woes.) There are many reasons that virtually every institution and business are suffering financial problems. Some are in worse shape than others. The important thing is how they're addressing it.