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Just what I've been thinking lately ...

emmaluxemburg wrote 2 weeks ago: Of interest: a recent piece in The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Can Consultants Save Univer … more →

Tags: Outsourcing, Chronicle of Higher Education, New York Times

Who's Ralph talking about?

Nathan Myers wrote 2 weeks ago: “So extreme is the President’s corporatism that he is finding more genuine conservative … more →

Tags: governance, Politics, Justice, Conservative, Liberal, Ralph Nader, Corporate Welfare, states' rights, free market

Quotable quotes1 comment

Miriam Jones wrote 2 months ago: “Viewing higher education as a resource from which to extract profit represents the antithesis … more →

A Blog by Special Guest Contributor Yvonna Lincoln

Randy Clemens wrote 2 months ago: The Corporatization of Shared Governance The most recent AAUP Online Member Newsletter reports on “T … more →

Tags: What's Happening?, Board, chancellor, higher ed, shared governance, Texas A&M, University President

An opportunity to reflect...

lchalmers wrote 3 months ago: on ethics in research and conflicts of interest. … more →

Scott Adams has quite a series going

Miriam Jones wrote 3 months ago: … more →

Tags: cartoons

Students at the three1 comment

Miriam Jones wrote 3 months ago: New Brunswick branches of the Academy of Learning should not be worried about the two Saskatchewan b … more →

Tags: for-profit education, Academy of Learning

Gotta love Scott Adams.

Miriam Jones wrote 3 months ago: He really has his finger on the pulse of the Zeitgeist: And here: … more →

Tags: cartoons, Outsourcing, Dilbert

LOL

Miriam Jones wrote 3 months ago: It’s funny because it’s true. … more →

Tags: Dilbert

Another bracing

Miriam Jones wrote 4 months ago: blog post by Marc Bousquet about the fallacy of “shared governance,” the relentless marc … more →

Tags: Economy, governance, How unis work, Chronicle of Higher Education, Marc Bousquet

Does Bill Maher have a point?4 comments

Benjamin Seghers wrote 4 months ago: Recently, Bill Maher has written an article for The Huffington Post decrying some aspects of capital … more →

Tags: Economics, War, Politics, Moral Theory, Corporations, Morality, Ethical egoism, Milton Friedman, Health Care

Dan Rather Slams the Corporate Media1 comment

sakerfa wrote 4 months ago: Dan Rather slammed the corporate media in a talk Tuesday for the erosion of quality journalism, and … more →

Tags: Politics/Elect/Corrupt, Mainstream media, Economy, Dictatorship, Internet/Grid, Fascism, nwo, Education/Mind Control, obama

Will we drink the water utility Kool-Aid?

Regan Wolfrom wrote 4 months ago: The biggest problem with a new idea is that it often comes surrounded with so much noise that we can … more →

Tags: Winnipeg Issues, sam katz, water utility, privatization, winnipeg water and waste, p3

Required reading

Miriam Jones wrote 5 months ago: “Principled message of freedom for universities: Unesco group calls for global ombudsman and i … more →

Tags: Community, Academic Freedom, Economy, Equity/Human rights, autonomy, Times Higher Education, Bucharest Message, World Conference on Higher Education

Now that's refreshing

Miriam Jones wrote 5 months ago: David Campbell would seem to be making the argument, by implication if not directly, that the busine … more →

Tags: NB Business Journal

Oh dear, I fear we are in danger of developing a complex over synergy… 1 comment

lchalmers wrote 5 months ago: Okay, I have to confess that, for a buzzword, “synergy” holds a certain attraction for me.  It sound … more →

Tags: Academic Freedom

A Call to Action. (Reminder to self: “I am not a lemming, I am not a lemming…”)

lchalmers wrote 5 months ago: As university leaders increasingly appeal to the corporate world for funding, engage in money-making … more →

More reading1 comment

Miriam Jones wrote 5 months ago: From the latest CAUT Bulletin: “Business Model Squeezes the Serendipity Out of Research, … more →

Tags: Conservatives, CAUT Bulletin, science funding

For your reading pleasure1 comment

Miriam Jones wrote 6 months ago: Getting through the crisis: “CANADA: Academics call for greater transparency,” Anne Kers … more →

Tags: Contract academics, Economy, Equity/Human rights, Gender, Academic Matters, CAUT, Globe and Mail, Inside Higher Ed, University World News


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