Was there ONE of the “Duke 88” that we couldn’t do without?
But how will we survive without diversity officers or the gender and sexuality resource center?
The University of Wisconsin system is experiencing cuts right now (thanks to Scott Walker, among others). While there is the usual whining from government employees, it is surprising how easy it has been for them to find ways to cut.
My suspicion is that the budget cuts are allowing the UW system to finally get rid of some deadwood and obsolete programs. I think some of the administrators might actually (secretly) be happy for the opportunity to cut the waste.
I see no problems, 72% Harvard’s students graduated with an “A” average.
Look up how many communities there are where a university is one of the top 3 employers. Then tell me how this is gonna get done.
Pitt passed U.S. Steel as the largest employer here in 1980, and has never looked back.
he spread of secondary and latterly tertiary education has created a large population of people, often with well-developed literary and scholarly tastes, who have been educated far beyond their capacity to undertake analytical thought. - Sir Peter Medawar