When Austerity Is Selective: Sarah Lawrence’s Ezra Klein Problem

When Austerity Is Selective: Sarah Lawrence’s Ezra Klein Problem

Ezra Klein is a nationally prominent public intellectual whose campus appearances now command substantial speaking fees. This winter season, Sarah Lawrence College is hosting him as part of Building Bridges, a presidentially sponsored speaker series now in its ninth year of thematic programming – one of several high-profile events featuring the College president meant to signal relevance and stature. In another moment, that invitation might pass…