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GEOFFREY GARRET, THE DEAN of USC’s esteemed Marshall School of Business, had been on the defensive for weeks.
An April 17 letter signed by 52 professors alleged that declining enrollment and cuts to graduate programs were putting the school’s viability in jeopardy. Days later, L.A. Material published the letter, prompting Garrett to promise a town hall that would “address the faculty concerns directly.”
But if he thought the meeting would calm things down, he was mistaken. On stage at USC’s Edison Auditorium on May 4, Garrett faced a near riot, weathering a barrage of attacks from professors both in person and on Zoom.
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