Cutbacks in state funding of public universities are leading faculty and administration to one form or another of privatization. What does this mean for kids in any state that now has a prestigious, world class public school? What does it mean for Washington State? A good way to find out is to com[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Funding’
March 18th, 2011 - 10:18 am § in Schools & Colleges, UW
WERITAS: In 2008, before the cuts, did the UW receive the second highest appropriation per student in the country?
Ed. The issue of privatizing the “public ivies” .. flagship state universities that rank with the Ivy League … is VERY real. Berkeley and the Univ. of Wisconsin are already well along that path. The debate places the commitment of faculty and, often the business community, agai[...]
March 17th, 2011 - 3:19 pm § in America, Schools & Colleges
UTexas Extraordinary Alum Decries Efforts to Downgrade Academic Quality of UT
UT Regent: There’s nothing wrong with a Chevy education. Ed. I wonder if this guy actually thinks everyone in Texas is getting a Cadillac? Maybe there are even some kids there who deserve a BMW or Infiniti? Read the letter written to Regent Chairman Gene Powell by Gordon Appleman, ranked as [...]
To succeed, US must continue to invest in education, research
“America’s current circumstances are certainly serious. But there is a proven path forward, one that the United States has traveled with great success before: the rising path of innovation. After the Civil War and World War II, in particular, America restored its economic momentum with great[...]
March 16th, 2011 - 12:35 am § in UW
Ave Challenge: Who is this?
Click on the correct choice to link to the answer. A. Leading Candidate for next UW President. B. Head of Spokane Tea Party Patriots C. Major planner for next year’s UW budget. D. Assistant Attorney general for UW E. New coach for UW swim team.[...]
March 14th, 2011 - 2:26 pm § in Schools & Colleges
UPDATE: Townhall meetings
Ed. This is an excellent follow up to last Saturday’s Townhall meetings …. All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go by Bill Lyne www.ufwsblog.org Imagine winning an all-expense paid trip to Disneyland and then getting there only to find that half the rides have been closed. Last Wednesday, the[...]
UW Students and Faculty at Town Hall
As promised, this Saturday I attended the 43 rd District Townhall along with Senator Ed Murry, House Speaker Frank Chopp, and Rep. Jamie Pedersen. AND .. a lot of people! AND … a big show by UW students and faculty, led by Prof. of Astronomy Bruce Balick and students from BARK. The pre[...]
March 12th, 2011 - 9:37 am § in America, Schools & Colleges
Jesuit Bankruptcy, a threat to Seattle University and Gonzaga University?
from God experts A week ago, 37 lawsuits totaling about $3.1 million were filed in a Portland, Oregon bankruptcy court against organizations affiliated with the Jesuit province covering the northwestern United States. Two years earlier, that province had filed for bankruptcy, claiming assets of appr[...]
March 11th, 2011 - 10:48 am § in Schools & Colleges
Washington Students Call on University President to Step Down Because of His Excess Expenditures,
Washington Post: Student leaders at the University of the District of Columbia called for the resignation of President Allen Sessoms on Monday in a noon protest, alleging that the administrator has spent lavishly on himself while raising tuition and cutting programs at Washington’s public univ[...]
An Open Letter from WI Senator Chris Larson
This is Wisconsin State Senator Chris Larson -- and today, I'm heading home to Wisconsin to join the fight in person. The last three weeks have shown what progressive strength and worker solidarity look like. My fellow senators and I know that thousands of PCCC members in Wisconsin and across the[...]