"Globalization" means you're never alone...

Thanks to the internets, our situation at UT is starting to attract attention. That's small comfort, though, since a lot of the attention seems to be of the "we're in trouble too" variety. But comfort is comfort, and so here is a little roundup of news abroad:

• The online petition includes signatures from five states and two countries.
  
• "Janice" wrote in comments to tell us about a similar situation in Canada. The most salient post is this one, but scrolling down you'll find discussion of issues we are or soon will be facing. For instance: our new University of Toledo in China, an arrangement that might be just peachy, or that might not be. But who recalls the deep campus wide discussion about the finer points? The issue (subscription required) was discussed in the Chronicle some time ago, but perhaps this is a good time to revisit the issue.