October 18, 2002

Bickering Decimates a Department

By ROBIN WILSON

U. of Cincinnati's economics professors fight over teaching versus research

Outside of Crosley Tower, the University of Cincinnati's campus is coming alive with the start of a new quarter. Inside, the 12th floor feels like a morgue.

The economics department, which occupies the floor, is down to 11 faculty members from the 23 they had a dozen years ago. Graduate students, who used to congregate in a lounge and the hallways outside the chairman's office, haven't been around since

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