tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1562580640262195650..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: These things are dangerous. That's why you need a seven-day waiting period.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55369469593153414062015-10-15T21:24:36.806-04:002015-10-15T21:24:36.806-04:00The difference is, if John Oliver were to propose ...The difference is, if John Oliver were to propose such transparent ploys to shut down his faculty, I'd know that I could laugh knowingly instead of just wanting to smack him.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37163371145318355102015-10-15T18:47:13.578-04:002015-10-15T18:47:13.578-04:00The president reminds me of the last dean I had to...The president reminds me of the last dean I had to deal with while I was teaching. Same smirk and everything. However, looks were quite deceiving.....<br />Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76779777172031979622015-10-14T19:19:25.866-04:002015-10-14T19:19:25.866-04:00Oh, that Bryan. Now it all makes sense (and I don...Oh, that Bryan. Now it all makes sense (and I don't think a new president is going to solve the core problem). Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38144598582136712942015-10-14T18:08:38.665-04:002015-10-14T18:08:38.665-04:00To the extent that he has one.To the extent that he has one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67229051890227536302015-10-14T18:07:42.197-04:002015-10-14T18:07:42.197-04:00Yes, CC, Bryan College is in Dayton, TN, home of t...Yes, CC, Bryan College is in Dayton, TN, home of the Scopes trial, and is named for William Jennings Bryan. Not a campus rife with Nobel laureates.<br /><br />Check out the PR photo of the president! Now compare the grin, the vacantly pleasant gaze, and the heavenly blue sky to the Reverend John Oliver (praise be). The only thing missing is a sweater vest.<br /><br />But more appropriate attire Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86439577127800840922015-10-14T10:40:02.826-04:002015-10-14T10:40:02.826-04:00I hate to say it, but every once in a while I read...I hate to say it, but every once in a while I read about a college and think "okay; if we have to sacrifice a few institutions of higher ed to the creative-destruction monsters, let's include this one." At least as described in this article, Bryan college fits the bill: not only does it (at least under its current president) seem bent on limiting both faculty governance and studentContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.com