Mizzou Is In A Tailspin; Is It Because Of The PC/Click Dust-Up?

Mizzou's in trouble. The first hypothesis that comes to mind is that it's paying a price for the PC protests featuring Melissa "I Need Some Muscle Over Here" Click. But I'm not sure how to test that. Mizzou (see link) claims it's at least partially a result of more aggressive recruiting by schools in neighboring states (I'm lookin' at you, KU; way to kick 'em while they're down). Mizzou, to it's credit, has adopted the Chicago Statement, but still has only a yellow light rating from FIRE.

   I'm someone who semi-expects the "education bubble" to burst. Perhaps this will become a familiar pattern: instead of lots of schools slipping, we might see a few schools that go into death spirals, perhaps set off by one high-profile event. Just thinking out loud, of course.

[Incidentally: Click got another job, at Gonzaga. Imagine she'd done what she did on campus at a right-wing protest--called for "muscle" to attack a student journalist to prevent him from exercising his First-Amendment rights. Now try to imagine her ever getting another job anywhere in academia...]