tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post7138714020659787049..comments2024-03-29T01:43:05.524-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): When Your University Is Out to Get You.pattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-38667243574107098282012-07-23T14:27:45.922-04:002012-07-23T14:27:45.922-04:00Patti, your post refreshes for me every grievance ...Patti, your post refreshes for me every grievance I've had about higher education dating from the 1970s when I was a new teacher and the state of Pennsylvania began cutting budgets in the state college system. It's an old story...And it is a relief to be retired.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3346631231455622732012-07-23T10:03:27.304-04:002012-07-23T10:03:27.304-04:00There are plenty of types of capitalism, Charlie. ...There are plenty of types of capitalism, Charlie. The type we have right now where hedge fund managers get to make billions of dollars (and pay little or no taxes) while teachers and police and firefighters get laid off is a dysfunctional model. The billion dollar bonus could fund 27,000 teachers for a year.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24558303073647508572012-07-22T21:04:58.448-04:002012-07-22T21:04:58.448-04:00Third world, we are there ... unfortunately, none ...Third world, we are there ... unfortunately, none of this surprises me. It's a damn shame and one I suspect will get worse ... and worse.<br /><br />Capitalism just doesn't work anymore and it's time we had a political party that told the truth about it.Charlieoperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876755029099726686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-16757685321992800142012-07-22T16:48:53.440-04:002012-07-22T16:48:53.440-04:00We're dealing with the same issues at my Colle...We're dealing with the same issues at my College: higher healthcare deductibles, larger class sizes, more part-time teachers, etc. Higher education is still one of the things the U.S. still does well. But budget cuts and give-backs are going to reduce colleges and universities here to mediocrity.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-16048769190892096642012-07-22T14:40:41.766-04:002012-07-22T14:40:41.766-04:00It had to happen, I'm afraid. The virus of st...It had to happen, I'm afraid. The virus of stupidity has now spread to higher education.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-31073712876845870142012-07-22T14:33:01.676-04:002012-07-22T14:33:01.676-04:00It's not just at the university level. Our gov...It's not just at the university level. Our governor (Bobby Jindal, rumored to be on Romney's short list for VP) just railroaded through a slew of so-called "reforms" that amount to nothing more than an evisceration of the teachers' union and a massive giveaway of public funds to private/charter schools. How did we ever get to this point? I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but it's just insane what's going on.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-86040506502147699792012-07-22T14:05:58.081-04:002012-07-22T14:05:58.081-04:00Thanks for the heads up. I will never recommend th...Thanks for the heads up. I will never recommend this university to anyone, ever, and if this goes through I will look at any of their graduates who apply for positions where I'm part of the equation with suspicion. without good faculty you aren't going to graduate a lot of top candidates for any kind of job.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-9956243630921181522012-07-22T14:05:51.490-04:002012-07-22T14:05:51.490-04:00In India, a lot of schools, colleges and hospitals...In India, a lot of schools, colleges and hospitals are increasingly being owned and run by major corporate houses with businesses as diversified as mining and natural gas or power and steel. So far they are doing a fairly decent job, mainly because higher education is still largely under State control, or at least partially so. Most of our universities are affiliated to governments, both at the central (federal) and state levels.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-6569932523222492242012-07-22T13:07:11.910-04:002012-07-22T13:07:11.910-04:00It is difficult to explain the necessity of tenure...It is difficult to explain the necessity of tenure, but unfortunately, the people who are working to eliminate it understand it perfectly well. They know the contribution that tenure makes to free speech and scholarly independence, and that's why they are so hostile to it.Al Tuchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-23688085098125206692012-07-22T11:50:50.321-04:002012-07-22T11:50:50.321-04:00http://www.tampabay.com/news/perspective/at-univer...http://www.tampabay.com/news/perspective/at-universities-tenure-track-goes-off-the-rails/1074281Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-59553584462284933782012-07-22T11:37:02.722-04:002012-07-22T11:37:02.722-04:00I wish I could say that your's is an anomaly. ...I wish I could say that your's is an anomaly. It's not. Last year, in the midst of budget cuts and salary freezes, our University President gave himself a $100K raise. I've said before and I'll say it again, if you really wanted to cut tuition costs then you would elimate some of the bloated administration that pulls in huge amounts of cash for doing very very little and has next to no idea what it's like to deal with students on a daily basis. <br /><br />I only see our state getting worse. This is the last year for our Governor, a man who has gutted education across the board. However, at the end of his term, he already has a new job lined up as President of the other major university in our state. How'd he get that job? Well, he was elected by the Board of Trustees--after appointing 8 of the 10 members to that positionChad Eagletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863680540230538227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-29995226514278328312012-07-22T11:35:00.649-04:002012-07-22T11:35:00.649-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chad Eagletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863680540230538227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-15670606539707508952012-07-22T11:22:39.196-04:002012-07-22T11:22:39.196-04:00We've had all kinds of problems at out local u...We've had all kinds of problems at out local university as well in the last few years, though not of this kind. Very unfortunate. I'm sorry to hear about what is going on at WSU, Patti.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070278104646895235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3240200485661944722012-07-22T11:15:40.067-04:002012-07-22T11:15:40.067-04:00That really sucks, Patti. Any chance Phil can ret...That really sucks, Patti. Any chance Phil can retire any time soon?<br /><br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-14953514758853570522012-07-22T11:03:23.712-04:002012-07-22T11:03:23.712-04:00A few years ago, our local University (thanks to t...A few years ago, our local University (thanks to the state legislature) hired a businessman, not an educator to be president. The whole environment changed. Recently they did away with the University Press and replaced it with staff they can control. Even upper level courses might well be taught by part-time professors now. <br /><br />I am sad for what is happening in many U.S. universities today.Joe Baronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275991273751678636noreply@blogger.com