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July 26th, 2010 - 11:19 pm § in Misc.

Admin Bloat

In 1976, for every 1,000 full-time students, there were 42 professional administrative staff members, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. By 2008, the most recent year available, there were 84. At the same time, the number of full-time faculty members for every 1,000 students [...]

July 26th, 2010 - 11:23 am § in Politics

Entanglement of Church and State.

Kenneth Howell, a lecturer at the University of Illinois was fired for sending email to his class saying that “Homosexual Acts Are Morally Wrong’. The UI Faculty is protesting this but the story gets more complex because it now appears that Howell was chosen for his job AND PAID FOR HIS [...]

July 26th, 2010 - 10:48 am § in Misc.

Russian State University for the Humanities .. Competes with UW for students?

Efim Pivovar, president of the  Russian State University for the Humanities, discusses  the challenges one of Russia’s best educational establishments is facing in the process of going global. I have wondered whether “outsourcing” might present a threat to America’s greatest as[...]