tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post704961370767267434..comments2024-02-16T09:00:32.845-06:00Comments on FromDC2Iowa: Corporatizing the University of IowaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-72534862412008575552010-03-11T10:29:03.119-06:002010-03-11T10:29:03.119-06:00Advertising Notice
Notice Regarding Advertising: ...<b>Advertising Notice</b><br /><br /><b>Notice Regarding Advertising:</b> This blog runs an open comments section. All comments related to blog entries have (so far) remained posted, regardless of how critical. Although I would prefer that those posting comments identify themselves, anonymous comments are also accepted.<br /><br />The only limitation is that advertising posing as comments will be removed. That is why one or more of the comments posted on this blog entry, containing links to businesses, have been deleted.<br />-- NickNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08467682953748756539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-98410351816080192009-11-18T16:10:17.990-06:002009-11-18T16:10:17.990-06:00It was interesting to read the article in the DI a...It was interesting to read the article in the DI about a week ago. The text discussed the U of Iowa's pursuit of 100 new foreign students a year for the next 5 years.<br /><br />Forget that the U of Iowa is crowded. Forget that even domestic students cannot obtain classes on time. Forget that classes are over-crowded. Forget that it takes at least 5 years to obtain an undergraduate degree.<br /><br />The UIowa need diversity.<br /><br />However, the Provost game away the game. He said the Univ of Iowa needs "revenue".<br /><br />It is no wonder the U needs the PR post filled. At least pretend that there is something more to higher education than revenue. Unless there isn't. <br /><br />There may not be.<br /><br />Interesting that the leaders of business in this country, the supreme capitalists came out with a statement this week, that the #1 priority in the USA is not the weak currency, is not unemployment, is not deflation or inflation, is not the exportation of jobs...but is education.<br /><br />So what is high education now? In the minds of the educators, it is about "revenue".<br /><br />Perhaps the statement about capitalism and rope should be amended to 'higher education and rope.<br /><br />An administrator of higher education will attempt to extract revenue from the rope and the education of the hangman that will hang him...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com