His name is Bruce Harreld. Less than three percent of faculty who responded to a survey think he’s qualified. He will be earning $590,000 a year.
You can read more at the Chronicle of Higher Education , the New York Times , and Slate . Harreld’s job talk and answers to faculty and student questions may be found at YouTube. Many Iowa faculty may likely be found working on their exit strategies.
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November 6, 2015: The President and The Yes Men. Thanks to Unknown.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
The U of Iowa has a new president
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Michael, you may find this piece entertaining, in a grim sort of way.
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Thank you, unknown. I’m watching now.
ReplyDeleteI’m amazed to see how much higher education has changed for the worse in my student-then-professor lifetime. It’s unspeakably wrong.