That was Summers (& overseers)? I just remember that the school was pulling a Walter Matthau ("A New Leaf") spending principle after the endowment fund managers were warning and predicting lower investment income.
The liberal school president's disease: Building extremely expensive useless/unnecessary edifices to one's self for no apparent reason other than ego and bragging rights.
“The liberal school president’s disease: Building extremely expensive useless/unnecessary edifices to one’s self for no apparent reason other than ego and bragging rights.”
The liberal disease: Building extremely expensive useless/unnecessary edifices to one’s self for no apparent reason other than ego and bragging rights.