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ecarroll · 01-27-2008, 11:58 AM

Robin,

I once took part in a conversation with a clutch of Dartmouth faculty members who asked "if a neutron bomb were dropped on Harvard, killing the entire faculty (many Nobel laureates), would Harvard still be worth attending?". The conclusion was yes as the student body of peers is so strong.

I believe the same argument can be made for the RAM (I have lots of experience there, as you may know) and Juilliard (ditto). It's the goal of other schools, such as McGill and CalArts, to attract the same quality students as those two. What attracts them? The faculty and curriculum, and thus we come full circle. I suppose the trick is to make the circle smaller and smaller until it disappears. . .

Circling today,
EC

01-27-2008, 11:58 AM	#15 (permalink)
ecarroll Artist in Residence Forte User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NH/CA/PQ Posts: 1,560	Re: The performance degree...myth or reality? Robin, I once took part in a conversation with a clutch of Dartmouth faculty members who asked "if a neutron bomb were dropped on Harvard, killing the entire faculty (many Nobel laureates), would Harvard still be worth attending?". The conclusion was yes as the student body of peers is so strong. I believe the same argument can be made for the RAM (I have lots of experience there, as you may know) and Juilliard (ditto). It's the goal of other schools, such as McGill and CalArts, to attract the same quality students as those two. What attracts them? The faculty and curriculum, and thus we come full circle. I suppose the trick is to make the circle smaller and smaller until it disappears. . . Circling today, EC