What a travesty that a Catholic institution should perpetrate this inanity! As one who taught O’Connor for many years, I’m grateful for your effort to mitigate the damage to her reputation done by Elie’s mean-spirited essay.
Richard K. Cross
Professor of English, Emeritus
University of Maryland, College Park
Angela Alaimo O'Donnell 
What a travesty that a Catholic institution should perpetrate this inanity! As one who taught O’Connor for many years, I’m grateful for your effort to mitigate the damage to her reputation done by Elie’s mean-spirited essay.
Richard K. Cross
Professor of English, Emeritus
University of Maryland, College Park