OH? But we can afford military budgets that are annually greater than the total
worth of every other country of the world? Besides not being able to afford the
sites of human contact which engender thought, empathy, and compassion, we can't
afford welfare, health care, public transportation, ecology, and anything else
that might be good for the people on earth and their progeny.
"Clemens, Bruce W" wrote:
> Again I respectfully disagree. I'm not sure "we" can
> afford our ivory towers, quadrangles and commons of this
> quickly fading millenium...
>
> Bruce
>
> On Wed, 3 Feb 1999 09:30:57 -0000 Kevin Fields
> <
k.fields@BCFTCS.AC.UK> wrote:
>
> > Are we about to see asset-strippers in academia? In reality, they've always
> > been there - they're just getting more power.
> > Many education authorities have forced schools in the UK to sell off playing
> > fields (football & cricket pitches etc). This is usually developed for
> > residential purposes.
> > I'm not that familiar with US university sites - but the ones I do know
> > occupy what would be prime real estate.
> > I used to pay cynics no notice - now I've joined their ranks. Too many
> > senior positions within education are held by those whose prime motivator is
> > to 'turn a buck'. Apologies to those who are still motivated by the
> > educational needs of our society ( a diminishing breed).
> > Regards,
> > Kevin Fields
> > Lecturer: Tourism & Hospitality Management
> > Birmingham College of Food, Tourism
> > & Creative Studies
> > Summer Row
> > Birmingham B3 1JB
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Management Education and Development Discussion
> > > [mailto:
MG-ED-DV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU]On Behalf Of John L. Naman
> > > Sent: 03 February 1999 07:56
> > > To:
MG-ED-DV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> > > Subject: Re: The Last Great ...
> > >
> > >
> > > Serious Question: IF (most) universities cut faculty, increase
> > > (virtual) class
> > > size, kill tenure, keep a few well-known full time professors to
> > > do the design
> > > work on the techno-archived virtual cyber web lectures, and then can them.
> > > THEN what happens to all the campus buildings (offices,
> > > classrooms, labs)? Are
> > > we to expect the real estate to sold off and the university take
> > > up residence
> > > in a PC Server?
> > >
> > > Other than curiosity, the reason I ask is that I see no evidence
> > > of shrinking
> > > real estate. On the other hand, I do monitor population
> > > demographics and note
> > > that the U.S. population turning 18 will increase every year
> > > until 2005. It
> > > MIGHT be adaptive to allow class size to increase SLIGHTLY until then (and
> > > afterwards shrink back?). Might not the demographic imperative be
> > > driving some
> > > of the changes in the last great job?
> > > --
> > > Prof. John L. Naman naman+@pitt.edu
> > >
>
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