The university wants three year degrees and – of course – oodles of online courses.
The panel’s report was quickly criticized by faculty members who view online classes and three-year degrees as quick money-makers that may fill university coffers, but ultimately come at the cost of a quality college education.
“These efforts to push people through in three years and moving to online education reflect a privatized model where you bring people in based on how much profit they’ll create,” said Stanton Glantz, vice president of the Council of UC Faculty Associations. “The priorities of the institution will reflect the market interests instead of the public interest.”
The UC system — a Phoenix rising from the ashes.
December 7th, 2010 at 12:52PM
“The priorities of the institution will reflect the market interests instead of the public interest.”
they make it sound like that would be a result somewhere off in the future — it has been modus operandi for a very long time at UC — the faculty only want to discuss it now –only now with the online instruction coming – it makes them sound like (sp?)ninkum poops.
Lord, save us from our Academic Senate.
congrats to La Kid on the Kennedy Center Honors – love me some Merle Haggard! but i am sure you were stoked on Paul McCartney and good ol JT.
December 7th, 2010 at 1:20PM
Thanks, cloudminder. I love country music, but I’ve never been a big Haggard fan…
December 9th, 2010 at 6:06AM
In the European ‘Bologna’ system, the first degree (“licence” in French) is 3 years.