> Her central thesis, that Yale is focused on image, frankly doesn't sound like anything the university is really worried about.
Perhaps.
Or perhaps some "savvy", New-York-Times-minding administrator somewhere made a bet -- a bet that was, probably, "rational". They made a bet that a person like Ms. Williams would not write so articulately about her experience. They made a bet that a psychiatrist would not be so honest with her. They made a bet that keeping Ms. Williams around would be more of a liability than sending her away. They took a risk and lost, because Ms. Williams is not just some medical subject; she is a person that others respect, a person that others will listen to. They bet, perhaps rationally, that Ms. Williams would have shut up and gone home.
Perhaps.
Or perhaps some "savvy", New-York-Times-minding administrator somewhere made a bet -- a bet that was, probably, "rational". They made a bet that a person like Ms. Williams would not write so articulately about her experience. They made a bet that a psychiatrist would not be so honest with her. They made a bet that keeping Ms. Williams around would be more of a liability than sending her away. They took a risk and lost, because Ms. Williams is not just some medical subject; she is a person that others respect, a person that others will listen to. They bet, perhaps rationally, that Ms. Williams would have shut up and gone home.