tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post6132800882733056204..comments2023-10-31T05:22:37.723-07:00Comments on The Right Geek: What a College President SHOULD Say When Besieged by SJB'sThe Right Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09649094767960738820noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-19340984860030655772017-09-06T12:16:50.524-07:002017-09-06T12:16:50.524-07:00Great post! Great post! Paulina Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798621223206656852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-88215124656805273792017-06-01T10:50:28.677-07:002017-06-01T10:50:28.677-07:00Actually it is society in general that is the cust...Actually it is society in general that is the customer of the university system. Students are goods in production. Graduates are the product. cocoabeachnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398281567180945246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-51819478507361851992017-06-01T06:58:52.029-07:002017-06-01T06:58:52.029-07:00True, #NotAll institutions of higher learning have...True, #NotAll institutions of higher learning have these issues. The school I went to, for example, is very pro-free-speech, and while there have been a few controversies in recent years regarding statuary, the students there handled these disagreements in a mature manner.<br /><br />That being said, there are enough universities that ARE having issues with this nonsense to be greatly concerned about where this country is headed.The Right Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649094767960738820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-57402618146855308682017-06-01T06:51:40.748-07:002017-06-01T06:51:40.748-07:00You bring up an interesting angle with this commen...You bring up an interesting angle with this comment: Students are approaching college like it's a customer service operation rather than a place of learning. And, of course, admins are encouraging it by building rock walls and other such luxury items and ignoring the TEACHING.The Right Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649094767960738820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-27316897510241134972017-05-31T09:07:52.091-07:002017-05-31T09:07:52.091-07:00Fair enough.Fair enough.The Right Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649094767960738820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-10293338000461771832017-05-31T08:07:27.525-07:002017-05-31T08:07:27.525-07:00Paragraph 2 is a bit muddled. If it's intended...Paragraph 2 is a bit muddled. If it's intended to address the criminal aspects- it's turned over to LEOs who do the investigation, charges by the DA, handled by the courts.<br /><br />If the school is doing the investigating, it's about violations of school policies and it won't be handled in accordance with the low. It will be handled in accordance with the schools guidelines for disciplinary action. mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230642177275728858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-82251992992588283162017-05-31T07:20:42.093-07:002017-05-31T07:20:42.093-07:00I also work at a well-known land grant university,...I also work at a well-known land grant university, in the business school in a Red State, no less, and our former department head would jump whenever an undergraduate student would tell him to jump. She was a customer, he said, and my job as a professor was to make sure she felt satisfied. Thankfully, he retired this year, but higher administration, which supported him completely, is still in place. Our entrepreneurship faculty is even worse. Never hire someone from our entrepreneurship program.Dreadful experiencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425958571907848541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-51358734092477485492017-05-31T05:54:55.985-07:002017-05-31T05:54:55.985-07:00Working at a well known Land Grant University, wha...Working at a well known Land Grant University, what some of the commenters claim is everywhere doesn't apply to my campus.<br /><br />There are about 4,000 institutions of higher education - so at least one of them will have something idiotic happen each week, and then the media will headline that, and ignore the other 3,999. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204001845827274973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-42330228743555193172017-05-31T05:08:04.215-07:002017-05-31T05:08:04.215-07:00I believe she was known as Saint Pancake, not Sain...I believe she was known as Saint Pancake, not Saint Jemima.Stoutcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05990951911078504078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-43093736785540248132017-05-31T04:12:41.720-07:002017-05-31T04:12:41.720-07:00Alas, I suspect a more realistic name for the scho...Alas, I suspect a more realistic name for the school might be No Where College, because apart from a few outliers such as Hillsdale, it doesn't exist.<br /><br />Which is too bad. A university that stood for free speech could set itself all from the great mass by taking a stand and expelling students who prevent others from speInklinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272203500649628022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-20410275414220107332017-05-31T03:56:42.110-07:002017-05-31T03:56:42.110-07:00"Anyone here in five minutes won't be her..."Anyone here in five minutes won't be here tomorrow "<br /><br />http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2015/11/adult-leadership-remembered.phpMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16513563650246873684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-24733776321150114602017-05-31T03:47:25.468-07:002017-05-31T03:47:25.468-07:00One English Dean said it best to unruly students: ...One English Dean said it best to unruly students: "You have everything to learn from us, we have NOTHING to learn from you."BonHagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16968144497060659812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-58849004147580773812017-05-31T03:41:31.227-07:002017-05-31T03:41:31.227-07:00Wow, get ready for the Insta-flood. Congrats!Wow, get ready for the Insta-flood. Congrats!Dick Whittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404408277979394299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-20541942687707722442017-05-31T02:14:10.427-07:002017-05-31T02:14:10.427-07:00"The world outside this campus is not comfort..."The world outside this campus is not comfortable, or safe, or perfectly inoffensive and it never will be."<br /><br />The world doesn't just deal in words. Most of the world will meet your words with guns and knives, so it's best you learn now that some people will never be persuaded, cajoled or otherwise moved in their positions.<br /><br /><i>You are a fluke of the universe.<br />You have no right to be here.<br />And whether you can hear it or not,<br />The universe is laughing behind your back. <br /><br /><b>"Deteriorata" - National Lampoon</b></i><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFLvhKv-LboAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-77660767121501651642017-05-31T01:56:36.714-07:002017-05-31T01:56:36.714-07:00Isn't Evergreen College the Alma Mater of Sain...Isn't Evergreen College the Alma Mater of Saint Jemima? What was her name... Rachel Corrie?Haiku Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432333437491702950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-66257568452476100162017-05-29T10:42:01.305-07:002017-05-29T10:42:01.305-07:00I went with "State College" because of a...I went with "State College" because of a very recent campus outrage. If your blood pressure ever gets too low, I suggest Googling "Evergreen State College" because that'll fix you right up.The Right Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649094767960738820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588236197446203618.post-17855704348694113982017-05-28T16:29:40.064-07:002017-05-28T16:29:40.064-07:00A better name for the school might be ESU, for Eno...A better name for the school might be ESU, for Enormous State University. Hat tip to Tand McNamara. But all else is right on.Sub Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01025911913684687838noreply@blogger.com