The Chronicle of Higher Education

How Colleges Should Deal with Their Kellyannes

August 30, 2018

Patricia McGuire, president of Trinity Washington University (DC), writes:  Even before Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Trump, coined the phrase "alternative facts" about the size of the crowd at the 2017 inauguration, my inbox was bulging with messages about her role in Trump’s election. Some expressed pride and demanded that Trinity honor her for being the first woman to lead a successful presidential campaign. But many other messages were negative; some alumnae went so far as to insist that Trinity make a public statement dissociating the institution from her work. Famous graduates can pose real dilemmas for colleges when fame becomes notoriety. 

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