From JAF Critics of tenure argue that, though tenure may be advantageous to individual faculty, increased use of non‐tenure‐track appointments best contributes to organizational economy and flexibility through cost savings, eased response to enrollment shifts, and reduced resistance to curricula[...]
Archive for March, 2011
March 21st, 2011 - 1:09 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Follow up: Is the loss of faculty jobs justified by magical new technology?
Academic Salaries? Not so Golden! Earlier today, I posted on the $700,000 salary of the President of an online only, no faculty university called Western Governors University. How does President Mendenhall justify such a salary? His website suggests he can do this because he claims not to ne[...]
How to Cut Costs of Higher Ed? .. eliminate the faculty
Bill would partner Washington with online university Western Governors University Enrollment: 20,000 students nationwide, 900 of them in Washington state. Degrees offered: More than 50 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in subjects such as business, health, information technology an[...]
March 20th, 2011 - 6:00 pm § in Uncategorized
75% of Aussie Universities Do Not Meet World Standards
from the Australian An analysis of the government’s Excellence in Research for Australia report conducted by The Australian found that only 12 universities were performing research at or above international standard, with the top four performing at a rate that could be considered well above in[...]
The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth
By Thomas Jefferson The Smithsonian is restoring the “Jefferson Bible.” a unique volume the third president cut and pasted himself — omitting lots of theology — from portions of the New Testament. Thomas Jefferson assembled his version of the Christian bible in 1820, after [...]
March 20th, 2011 - 6:14 am § in Misc.
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Happy New Year, Persian Style! Haji FiRuz History: Hadji Firouz was a man in red clothes who went from street to street singing and be ating a tambourine on New Year’s eve (which is also the eve of spring). He was usually accompanied by one or two other persons. It is said that he [&hel[...]
March 20th, 2011 - 12:12 am § in UW
Viewing the World’s Universities from India:
from The Hindu (excerpted): `No Indian university in global top 200 (Ed. UW ranked 26 in the Times list. In the meantime the conservatives in England may be cutting down global recruitment to Brit Universities out of fear if excessive immigration.) The United States dominates the rankings of 200 wor[...]
Humor: Did Japan Fail to Trust in God?
From POLITICO By SHIRA TOEPLITZ | 3/16/11 2:58 PM EDT The House Judiciary Committee will consider a resolution Thursday to reaffirm “In God We Trust” as the national motto. Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) sponsored the resolution, which also encourages displaying the phrase in public buildings,[...]
OHIO: How to Eliminate Higher Education
Ed. This is hilarious. Among other ideas, Gov. Kasich wants students to graduate from college in three years. Combine that with the Washington state pattern of shifting the first two years out of Universities to the community colleges, and we can pump out BAs and BSs in ONE YEAR! Didn’t GM [...]
Paul Allen’s Toys
UPDATE: how Paul Allen affects UW Presidential search. I have a proposal: why doesn’t Paul Allen just buy the UW and make it the NW version of Harvard? I do not know what tax rate Billionaire Paul Allen pays, but the typical rate in his bracket is 15%! On the Tom Hartmann show, see Rep[...]