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Valparaiso University’s decision to sell its Georgia O’Keeffe painting and other art pieces to fund much-needed dormitory renovations is a pragmatic and responsible approach to fulfilling its mission of educating students while keeping costs manageable. In today’s challenging financial climate, institutions like Valparaiso are forced to make tough choices to ensure their survival and success. The university’s leadership recognizes that improving campus facilities is essential to attracting and retaining students, which is vital for the institution’s future.
The backlash from the art world and some faculty members reveals a disconnect between academic elites and the real-world challenges faced by the university. Faculty who have benefited from donor and institutional funding may not fully appreciate the financial realities that necessitate such decisions. It’s easy to criticize from a position of comfort, but the university must prioritize its broader mission over the preferences of a few.
Moreover, selling the art could potentially allow these works to reach a wider audience if acquired by a larger, more prominent institution with the resources to display them more effectively. This not only honors the art but also serves the greater good by making it accessible to more people.
As for the request to remove Richard Brauer’s name from the museum, it’s unfortunate that he cannot see the bigger picture—no pun intended. Valparaiso University is making a difficult but necessary decision to secure its future and continue its important work of educating students. The university’s leadership should be commended for taking bold steps to navigate these challenging times.
Amen!
Maybe, like all colleges, they could try cost cutting. Universities have a lot of fat that can be trimmed, like all of the provosts and assistant provosts of this, that and the other. Get back to the mission of teaching and research and get rid of all of that middle management.
When I read the headline that IU was selling a major piece of art, because I just visited the IU art museum and while I didn’t remember seeing this particular piece, I thought this is terrible.
When I read the article I realized it was “An Indiana university”. That was bad editing on the headline.
^^^ Same
Plus, I thought: IU’s pathetic president has made another stupid decision.
Agree, why wasn’t “Valparaiso University…” in the headline?
Yes, I thought the same thing when I read the headline. It was confusing.
I agree with of the above four about the misleading headline! Since it was a retread from this morning’s IBJ @ 8, was it just to see if we were paying attention? Some of us were!
+1
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