Not knocking this article at all, but my minor gripe is with the title.
The original "Modest Proposal" was a satirical article suggesting the Irish eat their children. If this essay is actually following that style, then it's far too subtle for my radar.
"What if prospective students, taking a campus tour, pick up the Touchstone and see a column about crappy food or bad policies?"
The prospective students would know that they were visiting an institution that values the free expression of ideas and criticism, over the college's marketing image.