Well...it would be in his best interest to defend himself against complaints that are truly biased, unjust, and/or mistaken. I suspect in this case Woetzel didn't contest the conclusions because there was fire in the smoke. (I'd give him brownie points for not, apparently, flying off the handle, as some leaders might in this situation.) It's certainly to be hoped that, if such is the case, he is taking the criticism seriously. The article also says:
canbelto writes:
Also, at a place like Juilliard I'm guessing the faculty are probably used to a certain kind of treatment and degree of autonomy.
cobweb writes:
It could certainly be problematic, as they say.