Quote from: simpleSimon on March 26, 2024, 05:28:31 PMIn a school of any size someone somewhere is doing something wrong (falsified research, drugs, affairs with students, financial mismanagement, athletes who cannot read, etc.) How many of these potential crises are being effectively managed and which ones are likely to go public? Crisis management is essential and keeping boards in the dark is one way for a president to get on their bad side.
Quote from: darkstarrynight on March 26, 2024, 08:36:19 AMQuote from: treeoflife on March 26, 2024, 08:08:15 AMManuscript was sent to the press. A project eight years in the making.
Wow, congratulations!
I have been absent on here because of two back-to-back out of state trips. Thus, no book manuscript writing got done (shocker). However, I did get named a research fellow for an organization last week which is cool. I got the proof for a forthcoming chapter. Also, my sabbatical manuscript that has been under review for almost 9 months shows the status of "awaiting final decision" and I sure as heck hope it is a R&R and not a reject!
Quote from: treeoflife on March 26, 2024, 08:08:15 AMManuscript was sent to the press. A project eight years in the making.
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on March 22, 2024, 11:45:45 AMSo... I have no idea what the upper administrative echelons do, either nominally or in practice. Like... Wtf is a provost for?
- President/Chancellor: ...fundraiser-in-chief? PR? Hands out diplomas...
- Provost:
- Dean: approves stuff--hires, courses, overloads, etc. Do they ever deny stuff? Anything else?
I assume I've missed a pile, but I don't even know what. The registrar, I guess, but at least I have some idea of what they do.
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on March 26, 2024, 08:35:19 AMFeeling better today, so I'll write up a referee report and return to checking my translation. Doubt I'll finish checking everything before I have to send it in, but I'll be close, and that's good enough.
QuoteOhio U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Indiana U.S. Representative Jim Banks (R-IN-03) have introduced a bill that would prohibit universities that receive federal funding from hiring illegal aliens.
The bill, titled the College Employment Accountability Act, would specifically amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to "prohibit an institution of higher education that employs unauthorized aliens from receiving funds from federal student assistance or federal institutional aid"
Institutions of higher education would have to participate in the E-Verify Program, which is a federal program that checks the immigration status of all employees, in order to receive federal funds under the bill.
Quote from: Kron3007 on March 26, 2024, 01:44:17 PMQuote from: marshwiggle on March 25, 2024, 08:03:28 AMQuote from: ciao_yall on March 25, 2024, 07:41:31 AMHad this conversation with a colleague the other day about the recent cycle of narcissistic Presidents my current institution has had at the top. I think one has to be a bit of a narcissist to decide to become a college President. The question is whether the person is good at controlling these impulses.
Or, as the saying goes, the higher a monkey climbs, the better you can see its behind.
This is even more the case when it comes to leading a country. What makes a person think "The best person to lead the entire nation is ME."? By definition, it requires a person who has a pretty elevated self-conception.
I always theorized this is somewhat true even at the faculty level. Maybe narcissistic is not exactly right, but I feel there is a disproportionate level of crazy among faculty. I have always wondered if the system is selecting for it, or inducing it.
When talking about upper administration, you are now selecting for specific traits among this odd slice of humanity.