Computer science, food science and nutrition and three foreign languages are among the subjects on the Columbia campus meeting the state’s criteria, that is programs that produce too few degrees. 40 MU programs could be back on chopping block All this is confusing to me. Does this mean those f[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Funding’
December 11th, 2010 - 4:37 am § in Uncategorized
Cutting @ Missouri University: Comp Sci, Nutrition and Foreign Languages
Anybody Here a Republican? DADT
Only around 6 percent of U.S. scientists are Republicans; 55 percent are Democrats, 32 percent call themselves independent, and the rest don’t know or will not tell. This number from a recent PEW report is not surprisng, but does have worrisome political implications in the era of witches [...]
December 6th, 2010 - 5:46 am § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
Back to The Future
A Two Tier University System, UW vs. UK? based on an article by Arthur M. Hauptman in the Chronicle England’s conservative government is turning Britain “back to a future” where its education system looks remarkably like its past of a 100 years ago, an elitist system with two tiers[...]
For-Profit Education and the Failure of Capitalism
Great Read at HorsesAss.[...]
Should the UW Worry about the UK Budget?
Take a look at Britain. The government decided to freeze the science budget for the next four years at £4.6 billion. Researchers in Germany are getting a 7 percent increase in their budget. China will soon pass the US in numbers of patents. If the election goes badly in two weeks, the US Congre[...]
June 15th, 2010 - 10:29 am § in Misc., Schools & Colleges
Why I Believe in a Smaller UW
Shouldn't the UW and WSU be smaller and less competitive in football?[...]