tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6964619623121657420..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: "Here's An Idea From A Republican I Can Get With." Liberal Lucy from Louisville.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32109351022685201642015-02-06T18:47:20.788-05:002015-02-06T18:47:20.788-05:00I think Jonathan's right that it's more co...I think Jonathan's right that it's more complicated than it looks (we, too, have some excellent people in the assessment office -- some of them with higher ed admin Ph.D.s, to boot -- and they've been a tremendous help in making assessment relatively painless and even somewhat useful/productive for faculty, and in figuring out ways to explain/spin the results to various audiences withContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82365084784027098242015-02-06T14:27:52.961-05:002015-02-06T14:27:52.961-05:00Here is what I'd like to see:
1)all administ...Here is what I'd like to see:<br /><br />1)all administrators hold the position for a max of 5 years, non-renewable, after which they return to the faculty (or retire, or go elsewhere).<br /><br />2) Anyone serving on a university administrative position must have a professional record as an academic: teaching and research comparable to those of a full professor at the same institution.<br /Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85157389877213409652015-02-05T16:57:34.682-05:002015-02-05T16:57:34.682-05:00I have mixed feelings about this, honestly. I do t...I have mixed feelings about this, honestly. I do think that there is some administrative bloat in a lot of institutions; at the same time, I think that a lot of it results from legal, institutional, and social mandates that would result in additional (and highly unfocused) work if it devolved to faculty. <br />If we're going to have to do assessment of general education programs (which I Jonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-51566810880206605242015-02-05T16:55:39.344-05:002015-02-05T16:55:39.344-05:00I like this idea pretty much. Here's another i...I like this idea pretty much. Here's another in the same vein--though I wouldn't trust Rubio as far as I could throw him, if he's a good market conservative he should notice not ONLY the high pay for apparently unnecessary administrators, but also that some of the GOP Governors' ideas especially, about making sure that the right "product" is produced in the right Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02820122925877013993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71907129487187479302015-02-05T16:52:19.203-05:002015-02-05T16:52:19.203-05:00Indeed. A turn in the conversation from lazy/inef...Indeed. A turn in the conversation from lazy/inefficient faculty to bloated/inefficient administration would be welcome, even if we have to hammer out some of the details later. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36712304731036593012015-02-05T15:39:27.693-05:002015-02-05T15:39:27.693-05:00Yes, the "gender equity" thing is a dog ...Yes, the "gender equity" thing is a dog whistle to folks who think feminism is ruining America. Title IX is complicated; I don't blame schools for hiring someone (or a few someones) to make sure they stay on the right side of the law. But it's still refreshing to hear a Republican recognize there's a problem in higher ed other than those nasty overpaid professors. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403289509523215570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61269062859111111252015-02-05T15:11:57.303-05:002015-02-05T15:11:57.303-05:00Somehow I think he'd get rid of the "gend...Somehow I think he'd get rid of the "gender equity administrators" first if he had the choice, and then possibly forget the project, but, otherwise, I, too am on board with this. Admittedly some of the people feeding the supposed "administrative bloat" may turn out, on further investigation, to be librarians (depending on how they're classified at a particular school)Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16468587667903964172015-02-05T15:10:16.143-05:002015-02-05T15:10:16.143-05:00I just wish Marco Rubio would be more intellectual...I just wish Marco Rubio would be more intellectually honest about the age of Earth than using the cop-out, "I’m not a scientist, man." But at least he can see what the problem with universities is better than Joe Biden, who thinks that costs are out of control because professors get paid too much, although they are fun to sleep with. (I'm not making this up!) On the other hand, bothFroderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63850602171198298842015-02-05T10:38:35.025-05:002015-02-05T10:38:35.025-05:00I echo completely Lucy's take on this. Managem...I echo completely Lucy's take on this. Management runs my college, and I've seen the difference in the past 10 years. A dramatic surge in bureaucrats and less and less power for faculty.<br /><br />And it's just passed down as if it's a given. Of course the Deans know more about how to run a college than poor teachers.<br /><br />Our main education Dean has never taught. He's Kimmie of the Kensington Kimmieshttp://www.boston.edunoreply@blogger.com