Barras: Abusing the District’s public university, Part 2

Published January 4, 2013 5:00am ET

When Walter Smith sent out his year-end solicitation letter from DC Appleseed, where he is executive director, one 2012 achievement listed was his service as chairman of the mayor’s advisory panel on independence for the city’s community college. Smith boasted the advisory group’s recommendations had been adopted by the D.C. Council.