Comments on: Universities In Denial http://www.frumforum.com/universities-in-denial Building a conservatism that can win again Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:50:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ericna http://www.frumforum.com/universities-in-denial/comment-page-1#comment-39107 ericna Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:35:42 +0000 #comment-39107 Putting principles aside, it is probably not the best time to unload an art collection. A better strategy would be to borrow with the art as collateral and sell when the market improves. Putting principles aside, it is probably not the best time to unload an art collection. A better strategy would be to borrow with the art as collateral and sell when the market improves.

]]> By: dlssmith http://www.frumforum.com/universities-in-denial/comment-page-1#comment-46148 dlssmith Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:04:55 +0000 #comment-46148 Small colleges and large have bloated bureaucracies, including administration positions that are part of a reward system and enjoy an easy academic schedule and low job performance expectations. In many cases those admin positions are filled by persons with advanced degrees and teaching experience, persons who've "moved up" the ladder in the system and out of the classroom. I propose that degree lending institutions require all qualified personnel, administration or otherwise, to teach at least a few hours per week. Such a requirement could be met without adding staff in many cases. And could offer substantial relief to budgets, especially where cutting teaching staff is being considered. Small colleges and large have bloated bureaucracies, including administration positions that are part of a reward system and enjoy an easy academic schedule and low job performance expectations. In many cases those admin positions are filled by persons with advanced degrees and teaching experience, persons who’ve “moved up” the ladder in the system and out of the classroom. I propose that degree lending institutions require all qualified personnel, administration or otherwise, to teach at least a few hours per week. Such a requirement could be met without adding staff in many cases. And could offer substantial relief to budgets, especially where cutting teaching staff is being considered.

]]> By: fact based http://www.frumforum.com/universities-in-denial/comment-page-1#comment-44903 fact based Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:03:44 +0000 #comment-44903 "Tulane...consolidated its seven different schools into a single undergraduate college. It eliminated scores of programs and degrees, including 6 of its 12 engineering programs and 27 of its 45 doctoral programs",,,"There is no reason why institutions without valuable art to sell can't imitate Tulane instead of looking to Washington for help" yes I'm sure the chinese universities are following this strategy as they prepare their labor force to move up the skill curve and compete with american workers in more complex industies “Tulane…consolidated its seven different schools into a single undergraduate college. It eliminated scores of programs and degrees, including 6 of its 12 engineering programs and 27 of its 45 doctoral programs”,,,”There is no reason why institutions without valuable art to sell can’t imitate Tulane instead of looking to Washington for help”

yes I’m sure the chinese universities are following this strategy as they prepare their labor force to move up the skill curve and compete with american workers in more complex industies

]]> By: fact based http://www.frumforum.com/universities-in-denial/comment-page-1#comment-38609 fact based Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:50:07 +0000 #comment-38609 Wow talk about apples and oranges !! comparing the permanent devastation of physical damage of over 1/2 billion $ to a relatively small university to the current financial plight of other universities. The current problems of the university are similar to those of other entities in the economy such as corporations. They are suffering drops in contributions and enrollment and losses due to overly risky endowment investments. So they are doing what corporations are doing: making layoffs not permanently shutting down divisions. And if your prescription for making america competitive in the 21st century is to follow tulane's lead and shut down 50% of the engineering programs then you really are in a bubble. Wow talk about apples and oranges !! comparing the permanent devastation of physical damage of over 1/2 billion $ to a relatively small university to the current financial plight of other universities. The current problems of the university are similar to those of other entities in the economy such as corporations. They are suffering drops in contributions and enrollment and losses due to overly risky endowment investments. So they are doing what corporations are doing: making layoffs not permanently shutting down divisions. And if your prescription for making america competitive in the 21st century is to follow tulane’s lead and shut down 50% of the engineering programs then you really are in a bubble.

]]> By: JJWFromME http://www.frumforum.com/universities-in-denial/comment-page-1#comment-55044 JJWFromME Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:35:40 +0000 #comment-55044 You went through all the trouble to post here to tell universities to fire their professors? Is this what you think of when you wake up in the morning? This is the type of thing I read and think that conservatives are perverse. You went through all the trouble to post here to tell universities to fire their professors? Is this what you think of when you wake up in the morning? This is the type of thing I read and think that conservatives are perverse.

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