The following revealing quote is from an article in today’s New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/12/education/harvard-search-e-mail-accounts.html?_r=0): “…Most professors who agreed to discuss the matter … insisted on anonymity, not wanting to run afoul of the administration…” This is both revealing and worrisome. That’s because “the matter” that these (probably mostly tenured, highly compensated) professors don’t want to be on the record as […]
If even Harvard faculty are afraid of speaking out on issues of higher education, who will?
March 12, 2013 by
Are Trustees Too Focused On Investments to the Detriment of the Educational Mission?
January 10, 2013 by
Here is a link to an article about university endowments, followed by my comments and some interesting links. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/01/07/dartmouth-controversy-reflects-quandary-for-endowments/ What worries me the most about the size of university investment funds and its effects on Board members is not just that there may be conflicts of interest, but that some university endowments have become so huge that […]
Open a Windows Folder – Get College Credit
December 10, 2012 by
It’s part of this Op-Ed, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/opinion/who-will-hold-colleges-accountable.html?ref=opinion I think the most important point that the author makes is that there is no accountability in higher education. How do you know what you are getting? (See my next post on “How does your course compare?” if you want one suggestion I give students who want to make sure they are getting […]
Article on Jobs and Degrees in Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education (www.chronicle.com) does an excellent job of reporting. There is a recent article that describes employers views of the product colleges are, in general, producing. That “product” is, of course, college graduates. (I know that people aren’t products, but that just makes it sadder.) Here is a link to the article: […]