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Massive waste in academia
The indispensable Richard Vedder, a professor of economics at Ohio University, offers a comparatively painless way to reduce spiraling-out-of-control college costs quickly: … (T)uition fees at the...
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Ripoff?
Tomorrow (Dec. 21), we will run an editorial in which we decry the tuition-and-fees hike at the University of Connecticut, necessitated by a shortage of professors. Our take is that the university...
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Waste of money!
Regular readers of this blog know I’m a fiercely proud graduate of the University of Connecticut. I’m also a fan of UConn’s basketball programs. That said, UConn is about to embark on a project that...
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A jump at UConn
A favorite editorial topic of ours in the last year has been mismanagement on the part of University of Connecticut officials. We have been especially incensed over a plan approved by the Board of...
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President Gray
Gregory W. Gray, chancellor of Riverside Community College in California, is expected to be appointed president of Connecticut’s Board of Regents for Higher Education. Connecticut’s Board of Regents...
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A nice change
Connecticut’s Board of Regents for Higher Education oversees the state universities, community colleges and the online Charter Oak State College. It is no secret that the board, which was established...
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Too late at UConn
A new report from the Connecticut Mirror indicated that over the last two academic years, the University of Connecticut added 169 professors. Plans call for another 376 to be added over the next 11...
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Buckle down, UConn
In recent decades, the University of Connecticut has reaped an enormous amount of state money. This has led to a steady increase in enrollment at UConn. The university also consistently does well in...
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Listen to the professors
In his State of the State address this month, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy proposed that state government invest $134.5 million in Connecticut’s Board of Regents for Higher Education, which oversees the...
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More trouble ahead?
My Aug. 21 post focused on Connecticut’s Board of Regents for Higher Education. The board has been plagued by problems and controversies since Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the legislature established it...
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When will it end?
The University of Connecticut’s Storrs main campus. I am proud of, and grateful for, my University of Connecticut education. However, I can’t help but be appalled and embarrassed at how UConn has been...
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In its own ‘universe’
The University of Connecticut’s Storrs main campus. My July 11 post focused on the recent controversy over the compensation of high-ranking University of Connecticut officials in fiscal year 2015-16....
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