tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post8282662934747453403..comments2024-02-16T09:00:32.845-06:00Comments on FromDC2Iowa: Is the University of Iowa 'World Class'?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-17782069927120264132010-04-21T03:23:07.221-05:002010-04-21T03:23:07.221-05:00Top 5 Webometrics January 2010 in Indonesia:
1. Un...Top 5 Webometrics January 2010 in Indonesia:<br />1. Universitas Gadjah Mada<br />2. Institute of Technology Bandung<br />3. University of Indonesia<br />4. Petra Christian University<br />5. Gunadarma Universityhanumhttp://hanum.staff.gunadarma.ac.idnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-44833094821086600622010-01-11T10:20:59.694-06:002010-01-11T10:20:59.694-06:00Notice Regarding Advertising: This blog runs an op...<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. -- NickNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08467682953748756539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-49290403823088117322010-01-04T14:02:14.148-06:002010-01-04T14:02:14.148-06:00The Emperor has new clothes doesn't he?
Withi...The Emperor has new clothes doesn't he?<br /><br />Within academics, the power is now all toward the administration's side of the equation. There are almost no challenges to the power of the administration in universities like the U of Iowa. What the bosses say becomes reality. <br /><br />Throughout the campus -- more so in the UIHC -- the academic territory consists of fiefdoms with barons and baronesses. They rule over the serfs (staff, students, and employees) with an iron hand. There is no bottom-up governance, only top down. And like all dictatorships (kingdoms) the king's word becomes law of the land.<br /><br />And so it is with the U of Iowa. The administration's word becomes the law, and this attitude is reflected in the marketing campaigns. What the President (really the Vice Presidents because the U of Iowa's president seems to have no voice of her own, hiring people to write, speak, and apparently think for her).<br /><br />So you see, in the unchallenged world of the university they are 'world class'. This is no power in any challenge.<br /><br />Now this piece addresses reality outside the ivy halls. Can these unsubstantiated claims be valid? Does it matter as long as students buy the BS (and don't pay attention to the deteriorating classes) or patients (?customers) show up sick and with wallet in hand?<br /><br />No it doesn't matter because the U of Iowa is corporate, and marketing for corporations is a man made fantasy designed to sell product. The U of Iowa wants to sell product to customers...which seems to work right now.<br /><br />Perhaps at some point students and patients, and subjects will wake up to the fraud perpetrated on them. Maybe not. If that happens can you imagine the books which will then be written?<br /><br />"What if a University Were Run by Professors"<br /><br />or<br /><br />"What if a Hospital Were Run by Doctors and Nurses"<br /><br />Madness, after all these places should be runs by barons like Michael Eisner who really knows everything....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com