The New York Times article announcing the appointment of Northwestern Law School dean David Van Zandt as president of the New School offers this delicious observation from soon-to-be President Van Zandt:
| People want to know what the facts are, and through a lot of discussion, people can understand why change may be good. . . . [A]cademics tend to be the most liberal politically and the most conservative when it comes to changing their own organization. |  |