Dear Willard Community,

We wish to express our gratitude to former Provost Lying for many years of loyal service to President Cotton. Sadly, the College has decided to go in a new direction and a new direction always requires new leadership. We wish Provost Lying the best in his future endeavors and that he can quickly clear his name in a court of law. Provost Thwart has taken over former Provost Lying’s office, staff, and responsibilities.

Some of you may know Provost Thwart as a much beloved professor of Economics. His principle theoretical contribution to the field was his 1999 essay, unpublished, “Do Consumers Exists?” In that essay, which led to his being granted tenure here, Thwart argued that consumers do not exist. People buy things. But they are not consumers. They are buyers. But they aren’t always buying. But they are always people.

Please be on the lookout for a message from Provost Thwart where he’ll explain the new direction Willard is taking.

Sincerely, President Cotton