“Auburn University creative writing professor Anton DiSclafani took credit for Whatley’s single-vote loss”
Guess he is trying to be relevant for once. Auburn has very good agriculture, veterinary medicine and engineering (I went there, it was harder that the uppity undergrad school I attended in Virginia).
But you don’t go to Auburn to study creative writing. That’s not the type of program the university emphasizes. It’s an add-on.
Auburn is a glorified junior college:
Auburn University Rankings
#99 in National Universities (tie) • Auburn, AL
#99 in National Universities (tie)
#58 in Best Colleges for Veterans (tie)
#163 in Best Value Schools
#380 in Top Performers on Social Mobility (tie)
#42 in Top Public Schools (tie)
#56 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (tie)