A childhood friend who is a complete screwup and got thrown out at the number of schools was accepted without reservations at Parsons after it became a for-profit corporation. Soon after that, it reopened in a new incarnation as the Maharishi University and still flourishes. It probably makes more money than Parsons ever did.
Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901 www.michaelperelman.wordpress.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Devine Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:47 AM To: Progressive Economics Subject: Re: [Pen-l] 'Tenured radical' tries to revive professors group Carrol Cox wrote: > Tenure can be broken, of course, though I don't know how frequently. it is usually broken by successfully proven accusations of moral turpitude or by simply shutting a department down. How did they get rid of Bruce Franklin Barbara Foley? Jeff writes: >it seems to me one of the most poisonous things in the academy is this ridiculous fetishization of the private sector, as if in "the real world" you could never get away with this, that, or the other thing. which is wholly and completely crap. but it doesn't stop administrators and faculty management (e.g., dept chairs, in some cases, or certain committees) trying to make the college "more like a business." hello, guys, it IS a business< But most if not all true colleges and universities are not-for-profit. I remember Parsons College going for-profit and almost immediately losing accreditation. I guess deVry is for-profit, but that's a technical school, not a true university. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
