Margo Gray

Thaddeus suspects that the report attracted even more attention because he wasn't an outside whistleblower, but a tenured professor exposing issues at his own institution. For Thaddeus, this wasn't exactly new territory. He had a history of challenging Columbia's administration on a range of issues, from the presence of ROTC on campus to the mismanagement of the endowment.

Thaddeus suspects that the report attracted even more attention because he wasn't an outside whistleblower, but a tenured professor exposing issues at his own institution. For Thaddeus, this wasn't exactly new territory. He had a history of challenging Columbia's administration on a range of issues, from the presence of ROTC on campus to the mismanagement of the endowment.

Some would say, as the New York Times put it, he has a hobby of provoking his employer.

Some would say, as the New York Times put it, he has a hobby of provoking his employer.

Some would say, as the New York Times put it, he has a hobby of provoking his employer.

The point, he says, is to push the administration to be more transparent in how it operates and to take accountability when it makes mistakes.

The point, he says, is to push the administration to be more transparent in how it operates and to take accountability when it makes mistakes.

The point, he says, is to push the administration to be more transparent in how it operates and to take accountability when it makes mistakes.

That's exactly what happened after Thaddeus published his report, Silence from the Administration.

That's exactly what happened after Thaddeus published his report, Silence from the Administration.

That's exactly what happened after Thaddeus published his report, Silence from the Administration.

Thaddeus had a one-hour Zoom meeting with the president, provost, and several other faculty members.

Thaddeus had a one-hour Zoom meeting with the president, provost, and several other faculty members.

Thaddeus had a one-hour Zoom meeting with the president, provost, and several other faculty members.

When he asked about specific figures, like the supposed $3 billion spent on instruction, he hit a wall. Most of his questions similarly went unanswered.

When he asked about specific figures, like the supposed $3 billion spent on instruction, he hit a wall. Most of his questions similarly went unanswered.

When he asked about specific figures, like the supposed $3 billion spent on instruction, he hit a wall. Most of his questions similarly went unanswered.

the university couldn't bury its head in the sand forever. In July, US News announced that Columbia would be temporarily removed from the rankings until the release of the next year's list, meaning it was losing its coveted number two spot. That same summer, two Columbia students filed class action lawsuits against the university, accusing it of deceiving students by falsifying data.

the university couldn't bury its head in the sand forever. In July, US News announced that Columbia would be temporarily removed from the rankings until the release of the next year's list, meaning it was losing its coveted number two spot. That same summer, two Columbia students filed class action lawsuits against the university, accusing it of deceiving students by falsifying data.

the university couldn't bury its head in the sand forever. In July, US News announced that Columbia would be temporarily removed from the rankings until the release of the next year's list, meaning it was losing its coveted number two spot. That same summer, two Columbia students filed class action lawsuits against the university, accusing it of deceiving students by falsifying data.