Statistic of the Day
Visual Metaphor of the Day
In the Good Old Days
In the Good Old Days: Addenda
Mismanagement and No Meaningful Oversight [Item 5]
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH This post is an edited synthesis of two communications sent to the bargaining unit faculty members (BUFMs) at Wright State University about what we know about the reductions to the budgets of the administrative and the academic units at the university. The details will probably be of little interest to faculty…
Just About Anywhere but Here
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH Writing for Yahoo News, Jon Ward describes efforts to track the outsourcing of products sold by Donald Trump’s various companies: “Trump, like most celebrities who monetize their fame, does not always manage the day-to-day operations of the companies that make goods with his name on them, instead making licensing deals and…
Candidate Trump’s Favorite Words and Phrases
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH On Bloomberg’s With All Due Respect, hosted by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, they aired a video highlighting Donald Trump’s most frequently used words and phrases. Called The Trump ABCs, the video is available at: http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/videos/2016-08-18/the-trump-abcs.
Higher Ed as a Public Good
BY MARTIN KICH University Business has published an article that initially caught my eye because of its title–“A Pillar of the American Dream: Higher Education as a Public Good.” But what really caught my eye was the list of co-authors: Lloyd A. Jacobs is president emeritus and professor at the University of Toledo; Janine E.…
APSCUF Contract Impasse Continues
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH Writing for the Reading Eagle, David Mekeel reports that Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF), the union representing the faculty of the 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), has made little progress in its continuing efforts to negotiate a new contract. The previous…