 |
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
"Some college administrators seem so distracted with fund raising, academic infighting, and community initiatives that they set up their emergency communications departments very poorly. Training is poor to nonexistent, secretaries are pressed into service with tremendous responsibilities for running 'notification systems' 24/7 and on weekends because no one else knows how to do it and the administration won’t pay for additional staff. Procedures are seat-of-the-pants and dependent on HIPPO (highest paid person’s opinion), except when something like Virginia Tech happens and there is some sort of scramble to do something different." --Donna
Most Colleges Avoid Risk Management, Report Says
Jill Biden Shines a Global Spotlight on American Community Colleges
Speaking at a Unesco conference in Paris, the vice president’s wife stressed the importance of two-year institutions to the nation’s educational goals.
Connecticut Public Colleges Lose 200 Professors to Early Retirement
Administrators are scrambling to plug holes in their course schedules for fall, with most expecting to do so by hiring more adjuncts or increasing class sizes.
U. of Georgia Paid 2 Fraternities $2.4-Million to Relocate, Contracts Show
The two were among five with houses on property where the university plans to build new academic facilities.
New Allegations in Admissions Controversy at U. of Illinois Suggest Ex-Provost Played a Role
Linda P.B. Katehi, the incoming chancellor of the University of California at Davis, has insisted she knew nothing of the admission of politically connected applicants at Illinois.
Sonoma State U. Foundation May Lose $350,000 on Loan to Former Board Member
The foundation will be forced to issue fewer scholarships in the 2010-11 academic year because of a diminished endowment, a university official said.
College Suspends Student for Working in Gay Pornography | 58
President Obama's Visit to Notre Dame Carries Barely a Hint of Controversy That Preceded It | 58
Drug Sting Nabs 21 Students at U. of Illinois | 57
Faculty Members and Union Protest Staff Layoffs at Temple U. as 'Cruel' | 57
North Dakota Board's Vote Puts 'Fighting Sioux' Mascot on Thinner Ice | 57
Athletics
Community Colleges
Government & Politics
Information Technology
International
Money & Management
Northern Illinois
Research & Books
Short Subjects
Students
The Faculty
Prior days' news: By date | Search
This week's print issue
Back issues: By date | Search
August 23, 2006
Ex-President Dobelle Ranks ‘Em
A newly released college ranking compiled by Evan S. Dobelle, president of the New England Board of Higher Education, is generating a buzz. The list, which cites 25 universities as being tops for their community involvement, has garnered praise for adding substance to the college-ranking mania. Not surprisingly, institutions on the list are thrilled.
However, the list’s back-story might be a slight distraction. Mr. Dobelle was ousted as president of the University of Hawaii in 2004. The ugly split landed in court, and, as part of a mediated severance, the university paid $250,000 for a two-year research project by Mr. Dobelle. The list is the product of that endeavor.
Folks in Hawaii aren’t exactly thrilled to have footed the hefty bill for the 400-page study that lies behind the ranking. That’s $625 a page, for readers not armed with calculators.
Strong community relations were hardly a selling point for Mr. Dobelle in Hawaii (although he did win widespread plaudits earlier for his town-gown success while president of Trinity College, in Hartford, Conn.). And the University of Hawaii didn’t make the list, proving that not all subsidized research is biased.
The headline on an Associated Press article sums up the Hawaiian response to the list: “Former UH president turns in his research paper.”
Posted on Wednesday August 23, 2006 | Permalink |Comments
Previous: New Jersey to Consider Anew a Plan to Merge 3 Public Universities
Next: Southern Cal Sues to Reclaim Teaching Hospital
Wow. How to win friends and influence people. Who ’s the Cronycle gonna burn next? “Hefty”? A “list”? Where’s your research to back up the statement that “strong community relations were hardly a selling point”.And I’m quite sure you do not want to get into the business of pricing research by the page.
— Ephram Goody Aug 24, 11:47 AM #