tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1855304318382301545..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: At least they will graduate being good at somethingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69472041861368976352012-06-26T22:15:57.922-04:002012-06-26T22:15:57.922-04:00I thought that function - making otherwise unemplo...I thought that function - making otherwise unemployed but attractive graduates productive in ethically dubious ways - was fulfilled by alumni relations, admissions, and student services hires. But maybe the Greek monopoly on those positions means new outlets are necessary.Ahistoricalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04004964192885891003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-17217183980023825302012-06-26T12:23:58.383-04:002012-06-26T12:23:58.383-04:00Well, at least they'll graduate with clear per...Well, at least they'll graduate with clear perspectives of gainful employment, which is these days the mantra at my school.French Professeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062264385792788503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69073770990636730552012-06-25T23:47:53.775-04:002012-06-25T23:47:53.775-04:00Actually, Ben, I was thinking of Garcia. But if t...Actually, Ben, I was thinking of Garcia. But if the UVA board doesn't reinstate Sullivan tomorrow, I'd happily support your candidacy for the job. However, I strongly suspect that you, like every sane academic in the United States, are too smart to touch the position with a hundred-foot pole. They'll either end up with a brave and self-sacrificing insider (basically the Gerald FordContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59424931220749464002012-06-25T23:25:59.661-04:002012-06-25T23:25:59.661-04:00Did you suggest that I might be university preside...Did you suggest that I might be university president material, even though one worth firing?<br /><br />NOW I feel dirty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37375625685207888462012-06-25T23:19:42.742-04:002012-06-25T23:19:42.742-04:00Yes! My first thought was "The UVa Board of V...Yes! My first thought was "The UVa Board of Visitors would probably love this entrepreneurial innovation!" And the jab at "Mr. Jefferson's involvement with earlier forms of human trafficking" is brilliant. Bravo, Cassandra.marginalia84https://www.blogger.com/profile/14939939474264439885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1746501059564095602012-06-25T22:08:18.411-04:002012-06-25T22:08:18.411-04:00Somehow I don't think this is going to go over...Somehow I don't think this is going to go over well with the parents, at least not as much as with the alumni...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59576542551332872752012-06-25T21:54:13.987-04:002012-06-25T21:54:13.987-04:00Ben, it's good to see you.
I once taught at a...Ben, it's good to see you.<br /><br />I once taught at a school that offered scholarships to majorettes--as in baton twirling. These majorettes did not perform with any marching band, and to the best of my knowledge, did not contribute anything to the culture of the college.<br /><br />At least your model provides for something useful.Great Lakes Gretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101613060478193833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62209300422986230072012-06-25T21:48:25.622-04:002012-06-25T21:48:25.622-04:00You should propose this model to the UVA board. W...You should propose this model to the UVA board. With any luck their heads will explode as they try to explain why this entrepreneurial, revenue-positive, risk-taking (and student-exploitative) idea isn't one they should adopt, especially given Mr. Jefferson's involvement with earlier forms of human trafficking. <br /><br />Or, at the very least, they'll get an idea of what a collegeContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.com