Hillary Clinton

Henhouse

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16. Haven't seen much of Jane since the 17th....

Sat May 28, 2016, 10:55 PM

May 2016

Failure of Burlington College is a big problem for Bernie and Jane Sanders

By James Hohmann May 17 THE BIG IDEA: Burlington College is feeling the burn.

Bernie Sanders is huge on college campuses—or yuuuuge, as he likes to say—but the small private school in Vermont that his wife, Jane, ran for seven years announced yesterday that it will shutter because of “the crushing weight” of debt incurred under her leadership.

Burlington College said its financial troubles are connected to Mrs. Sanders’s 2010 purchase of 32 acres of lakefront property, part of a botched expansion plan. The college was placed on academic probation in 2014 by its accrediting agency and it faced cash flow problems due to the imminent loss of a line of credit, The Post’s Nick Anderson reports. To survive, the school has tried to sell land but it was not enough to remain solvent.

Jane Sanders was president from 2004 until 2011, when she stepped down amid an apparent dispute with the college’s board. She left with a $200,000 severance package.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/05/17/daily-202-failure-of-burlington-college-is-a-big-problem-for-bernie-and-jane-sanders/573a388c981b92a22d837b46/?tid=hybrid_collaborative_1_na--

The Sanders campaign has ignored repeated requests for comment on Burlington College’s failure. The uncharacteristic silence is telling.

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Just curious....Whatever Happened to Jane???? [View all] Walk away May 2016 OP

I've not seen her since her former employer announced KewlKat May 2016 #1

There is a lot on Twitter about lawyers from Burlington College but... Walk away May 2016 #5

I think she's trying to download the turbo tax app gwheezie May 2016 #2

Haaaaaa shenmue May 2016 #10

came out with a big freudian slip - packing for DC! robbedvoter May 2016 #3

That is very interesting. fleabiscuit May 2016 #11

I doubt we'll see much of her--at least not in venues where anyone can get anywhere near her. MADem May 2016 #4

He had to lay some people off... I'm sure she was disappointed. eom Blanks May 2016 #6

Ha-ha...suddenly this popped into my head... pandr32 May 2016 #7

You WIN!! ronnykmarshall May 2016 #12

Glad to save you the trouble pandr32 May 2016 #20

My guess? savalez May 2016 #8

She also received a $200,000.00 severance package when she "resigned" from Burlington...n/t Henhouse May 2016 #13

Yikes. savalez May 2016 #15

Haven't seen much of Jane since the 17th.... Henhouse May 2016 #16

Sanders people complained about Hillary actually EARNING money as a guest speaker, procon May 2016 #17

lol...nt Henhouse May 2016 #19

I think she's gone into hiding. A couple of weeks ago she was on CNN and/or MSNBC... George II May 2016 #9

We've been discussing this in GD-P today. yallerdawg May 2016 #14

HAHA! Cha May 2016 #21

It ain't over yet. Thinkingabout May 2016 #18

still no sightings of Jane, sanders tax returns or comments on jane's destruction of Burlington... beachbum bob May 2016 #22

She's looking for those damn tax forms! SharonClark May 2016 #23

Funny, I was thinking about that the other day. wisteria May 2016 #24

Why? Two words: $200k payoff. kstewart33 May 2016 #25

Plus when the monies dried up I read they couldn't afford flying Jane all over the place Her Sister May 2016 #26

Too bad they spent all of that $$$ flying everyone with the last name Sanders to Italy to.... Walk away May 2016 #29

I think they were starting to get vetted and it was hard for her. Politics takes a thick skin. 33taw May 2016 #27

More likey her college problems...... Iamaartist May 2016 #28

Interesting about Trump University and Jane Sanders Burlington College! Her Sister May 2016 #30