tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post2856332090314180384..comments2023-08-13T06:56:50.760-07:00Comments on Arts & Sciences College Forum: Heard on the MallDavid Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126067283016390050noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post-8649811494823696392011-04-04T20:53:46.644-07:002011-04-04T20:53:46.644-07:00"A culture that does not grasp the vital inte..."A culture that does not grasp the vital interplay between morality and power, which mistakes management techniques for wisdom, and fails to understand that the measure of a civilization is its compassion, not its speed or ability to consume, condemns itself to death." Chris Hedges (Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle)<br />It seems a description of the Jacobs administration and what UT has become: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post-39452249427806816462011-04-04T13:14:49.017-07:002011-04-04T13:14:49.017-07:00I just received from our faculty council a PDF doc...I just received from our faculty council a PDF document indicating that the university is planning to eliminate tenure, eliminate sabbaticals, lay off as many lecturers as possible, outsource faculty speeches and so on for university enrichment, etc. I would hope this will be fought vigorously. Do you guys know anything about it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post-71036171445078695572011-03-30T15:42:22.314-07:002011-03-30T15:42:22.314-07:00Give it up, Larry ...Give it up, Larry ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post-40301806660115449272011-03-30T02:17:56.588-07:002011-03-30T02:17:56.588-07:00Given the recent public records request fiascos in...Given the recent public records request fiascos in Michigan and Wisconsin, I think we should recommend that all UT faculty stop using university email immediately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post-62458228416854585792011-03-24T17:41:22.695-07:002011-03-24T17:41:22.695-07:00Reports say that $300,000 in dean raises were pass...Reports say that $300,000 in dean raises were passed in the form of "personnel actions" at the last BOT meeting. <br /><br />Also another $150,000 went to some kind of consulting outfit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com