The New York Times Article on Independent Counselors
by Katherine Cohen, IECA (New York)
As you are aware, The New York Times published an article on Sunday, July 19th that took a negative view of our industry and I’m sure most of you are as disappointed as I was in the story’s one-sided approach. As one of the counselors included in the article, I wanted you to know that I spent considerable time with the reporter, Jacques Steinberg, to assure he had a thorough understanding of how we guide individual students toward achieving their own success. Sadly, this view of counseling was not presented in the article. Furthermore, the article included an erroneous assertion that the IvyWise website contains a statement that is not in compliance with IECA’s Principles of Good Practice. On July 28, The New York Times published a correction, stating that the content on the IvyWise website “does not specifically violate any provision of the association’s formal written principles.”
Let there be no doubt that I am proud to be a member of IECA and that I take very seriously my responsibility to uphold the organization’s Principles of Good Practice.
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Let me concur with what Katherine has written. At her request, I reviewed the IvyWise Web site and found that there was no violation of the IECA Principles of Good Practice. I have learned that Ivy Wise keeps a copy of the IECA Principles and the NACAC Principles posted to ensure staff are able to check both documents and they have been careful and committed to maintaining IECA standards.