(A.K.A. Non-Original Rants)
–Co-opting good stuff from all over the ‘Net and maybe some original thoughts—ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE
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So the President of the University of Pennsylvania resigned. Should have been fired, but it’s academia.
But she had a golden parachute that is mostly likely worse than her previous position. She’s going to go back and be a full, tenured professor in their law school.
So she’s going to be teaching future lawyers. And she’s proven that she’s a trainwreck. And her attitudes and worldview are going to be disseminated to upcoming law students.
At least as a professor she can only screw up one class at a time. As the university president she was working the entire campus.
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Standard. A new dean, president, etc WILL BE made a tenured professor in a relevant department when hired. So reverting to tenured prof when the term is up (or any other reason) is routine. If that weren't so, no one would move for an admin position. At the same time, that new professor slot, while tenured, isn't very well established. A fired/resigned dean usually doesn't stay long – generally moves to another admin slot at another (not necessarily better) place, or takes a professorship elsewhere. So while true, this isn't necessarily Penn's problem- but she will continue to be a disaster anywhere else.The right move here is to cut university funding until the admin positions are shrunk to what they were in, say, 1970 or so AS A RATIO to the number of professor slots and student numbers.
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Anon–I think she'll do more damage in the classroom. As the university president she had to at least publicly seem to be doing the right thing.Anon 1155: I know it's standard but at an Ivy, she'll either stay put or will move into a 'think tank' somewhere. Agree that administrative bloat is a thing.
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Yep, that is scary that 'she' will be teaching lawyers…what will she actually be 'teaching'?
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At least as a professor she can only screw up one class at a time. As the university president she was working the entire campus.
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Standard. A new dean, president, etc WILL BE made a tenured professor in a relevant department when hired. So reverting to tenured prof when the term is up (or any other reason) is routine. If that weren't so, no one would move for an admin position. At the same time, that new professor slot, while tenured, isn't very well established. A fired/resigned dean usually doesn't stay long – generally moves to another admin slot at another (not necessarily better) place, or takes a professorship elsewhere. So while true, this isn't necessarily Penn's problem- but she will continue to be a disaster anywhere else.The right move here is to cut university funding until the admin positions are shrunk to what they were in, say, 1970 or so AS A RATIO to the number of professor slots and student numbers.
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Anon–I think she'll do more damage in the classroom. As the university president she had to at least publicly seem to be doing the right thing.Anon 1155: I know it's standard but at an Ivy, she'll either stay put or will move into a 'think tank' somewhere. Agree that administrative bloat is a thing.
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Yep, that is scary that 'she' will be teaching lawyers…what will she actually be 'teaching'?
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