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May Trick ....
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Has anyone else heard the story that the IHL vote in May to sack Shelby was 8-4 (or 7-5) in favor of doing it, but the 4 (or 5) in the minority threatened to resign en masse unless Thames was given the last year of his current contract plus an additional year? That's the story I heard. Of course...
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Hudson Speaks
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http://www.uhv.edu/president/updates/052505.htm
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Observation
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I'm sure that what I am about to type will probably draw the ire of many posters here, but I feel compelled to express my concerns.
I have visited this message board for about 6 months now. I became interested in it for two reasons. First, I am a Southern Miss alum and I was/am concerned abo...
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Jun 30, 2005
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2004-05 Departures Update
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USM Departures, August 2004 thru July 2005
Sheila Alber, Associate Professor of CISE (The Ohio State University)
Charles Bolton, Professor and Chair of History (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
Deborah Carr, USMCC Counselor (situation pending)
Theodore Christ, Assist...
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Jun 30, 2005
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AAUP General Secretary to Visit Mississippi
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ALL AAUP MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS:
Mark your calendar for September 24, 2005, when Roger Bowen, general secretary of the American Association of University Professors, will address the Mississippi Conference annual meeting at Millsaps College.
Bowen, occupying AAUP's top staff position f...
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Jun 30, 2005
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Big bad news for Angie & the ADP
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The ADP was presented on Friday with a federal tax lien. Talk about great "bidness" management! I'm sure Angie will try to pass the blame to someone else, but (much like a SACS probation) a federal tax lien doesn't appear out of nowhere. It typically follows several written warni...
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Jun 30, 2005
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SH: A 2nd day of checks at USM
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Thames kicks off LOVE program at USM
James Scott, Sun Herald Reporter
Just one day after USM President Shelby Thames rewarded more than 40 USM faculty with over $500,000 through the university's MIDAS program, he met once again in the Aubrey K. Lucas Administration Building with a large group o...
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Jun 30, 2005
by Not funny
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The good, the bad, and the ugly
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We're heard the bad and we've heard the ugly. Now let's hear the good. The time has come to list the positive academic changes which have occurred at USM during the past three years. Accomplishments which were set in motion prior to that period don't count for purposes of this list. Pleas...
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Jun 29, 2005
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H.A. Deal, fees cost USM $457,000
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Deal, fees cost USM $457,000 By Reuben Meeshttp://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050628/NEWS01/506280302/1002
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My Testimony
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One of my family's friends introduced me to this message board a few months ago. It was just after the Warren Paving meeting. I decided to post for the first time with my testimony as a student who has a viewpoint that is not solely based on USM.
I went to Ole Miss for over two years. At Ole Miss, I was ver...
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Jun 29, 2005
by View from a Distance
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Shelby Foote, Novelist and Historian, Dies at 88
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[url=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-Obit-Foote.html?ex=1120622400&en=60ef29fcd0a52bda&ei=5070&emc=eta1]Shelby
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Jun 29, 2005
by View from a Distance
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Rowell as USM PR director
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A reliable source has stated that failed mayoral candidate Betsy Rowell is on track to replace Lisa Mader as the Public Relations czar. That should solidify community support for USM, don't you think?
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Jun 29, 2005
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Costs of running a university
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FROM ANOTHER THREAD.......
Rich Dad, Poor Dad wrote:
I've got a gut-level feeling that $457,000 is but a drop in the bucket when compared with what Mississippi taxpayers may have to cough up in the future because of transgressions at USM.
Havi...
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Green Hornet
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Jun 29, 2005
by Old friend
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USM as a "regional" II
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2 questions for posters:
1. Which is the better school, Univ of Southern Mississippi or Univ of West Florida?
2. Your daughter wants to work in one of the following places: New York, Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, or Los Angeles. Which degree (of the 2 above) will work best for her in her jo...
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HA Editorial 6/29/05
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Parallelogram
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Jun 29, 2005
by It isn't over yet
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CL, 6/29/05: $457K story
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050629/NEWS01/506290329/1002/NEWS01
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Jun 29, 2005
by Robert Campbell
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2 more departures, 04-05 list
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USM Departures, August 2004 thru July 2005
Sheila Alber, Associate Professor of CISE (The Ohio State University)
Charles Bolton, Professor and Chair of History (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
Peter Butko, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (University of Maryland)
Deb...
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Shelby's attempt to fire professors proved to be costly
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050628/NEWS01/506280302/1002
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Jun 28, 2005
by Robert Campbell
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IHL PR: state economic forecast
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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=340
IHL PUBLICATION COVERS STATE ECONOMIC FORECAST
6/28/2005 (JACKSON ) -
The June issue of the Mississippi Economic Review and Outlook, published by the Center for Policy Research and Planning of the Institutions of Hi...
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Jun 28, 2005
by end product
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CL. 6/26/05: Judd on Klumb
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050626/OPINION/506260302/1009
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Jun 28, 2005
by stephen judd
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Leaving Hattiesburg, but not this board
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To my fellow posters, many of whom have become dear friends:
Sometime Monday I will have to take down this computer and prepare it for my move to Austin late next week. I wanted to take just a minute to say a heartfelt "Thank you" to the posters on this board who have kept up a (mostly) clean-cut and (al...
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Jun 28, 2005
by Anne Wallace
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USM Foundation Board
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Just got my latest mailing from the foundation and was very disappointed to see that of the new appointments to the foundation board, not one is female.
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HA: O'Neal a USM alum?
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A 'Shaq' in USM's Future?
James Sconce, HA Reporter
USM basketball coach Larry Eustachy would like to think that the next Shaquille O'Neal could be in USM's future. So would USM President Shelby Thames. But, the USM President also thinks that serving the educ...
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Jun 28, 2005
by Bob Coozie
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should I send the box?
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I have put together a bunch of documents that show that fraudulent materials are being shown by some USM administrators to an important accrediting agency. I was about to send them off to that agency this week when I saw the post by the unknown professor who is leaving without noti...
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IHL May minutes -- first pass (legal fees)
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http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/admin/downloads/BdMay05.pdf
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Shelby's Temple on Fire
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This just in, Polymer Science Faculty ordered to report for a Mandatory meeting by the CoST Dean on Monday. Rumors flying that another chair to be overthrown in that department for daring not to bow down to Shelby's "mini-me" and the good ole boy team of ole timers. Seems th...
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Apropos quote from TR
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Describes our dealing with Shelby and other ill-behaved "presidents":
"The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or ineffici...
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Black Cat
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Jun 27, 2005
by Delta Dawn
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Partnership with Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
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Surprise! Not USM. Another Mississipi school. This was announced just last month.
Indianz.Com > News > Mississippi Band teams up with college to ...
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Community College
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Jun 27, 2005
by Rearview Mirror
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Hank Bounds-USM grad to head schools
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A two-degree USM grad has been appointed State Superintendent of Education. I think this is something for USM to cheer about.
State Tabs New Superintendent
2005-06-26
Commercial Appeal, The
JACKSON - The state Board of Education has hired Pascagoula Schools Superintende...
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Jun 27, 2005
by Credit where credit is due
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HA am Update: Thames Chosen Finalist
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USM's Thames Chosen as Award Finalist
USM President Shelby Thames was chosen as a finalist for Modern Paint & Coatings magazine's "Man of the Year" Award for 2005. Although the award was not presented to Thames at Saturday night's banquet, his selection as finalist created substanti...
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Jun 27, 2005
by Roscoe Thorndyke
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What will u do when Thames leaves office?
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Just wondering what you losers will do for a life when Thames finally leaves office? Who will you attack next? Who will you undermine next? Won't you be bored with Thames around?
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Jun 26, 2005
by Mike Tyson
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Grants and such
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Just heard that Gary Stringer's grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (for the Donne Variorum) has been renewed for three years.
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August Surpise
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I just finished packing up my office tonight. Next week, I move off to my new job. I have told no one at USM of my decision to leave (at least no one who will speak of it). My chair and my dean will find out only when school begins in August. My absence until then will go unnot...
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Jun 26, 2005
by Just curious
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Is PERS solvent?
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http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/11986803.htm
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Jun 26, 2005
by fiduciary responsibility
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CL, 6/26/05: Scholarship "tribute to Thames"
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050626/NEWS01/506260417/1002
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Jun 26, 2005
by Beelzebubba
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SACS Data
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
CAAP Analysis Highlights
Spring 2005
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to pilot using the Collegiate Assessment for Academic Proficiency (CAAP) exam to provide information about learning outcomes associated with the Core curriculum....
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Deep Throat
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Is this common in H'burg?
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This past week, I had the privilege of chatting with an administrator from East Mississippi's Golden Triangle campus in Columbus. She told me that a significant number of their students rent apartments in Starkville, get "the Mississippi State experience" for free, and enroll at EMCC-GT for penn...
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WDAM, 6:00: Powerhouse Restaurant
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WDAM at 6:00 report on the Powerhouse Restaurant.
The $2 million renovation tab is being paid by "Southern Miss Dining." Perhaps "Aramark" was meant, but that's not what the report said.
The facility is supposed to cater to faculty and staff for lunch and then, in the evening hours, "pick up...
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Jun 25, 2005
by Piggly Wiggly
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Ole Miss Mess
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Pretty sad for the "flagship" school:
Ole Miss Baseball Fans
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Bulldog Blitz
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Jun 25, 2005
by Boudreaux
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PBS documentary
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I just read in the Chronicle that PBS will broadcast, on June 23, a documentary called "Declining by Degrees" that laments the decline of American higher education. From the article, it sounds as if the film could have been subtitled "Welcome to Shelby U." Sounds like something worth w...
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USM Sympathizer
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Jun 24, 2005
by Third Witch
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President's Cabinet Meeting
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Jun 24, 2005
by already gone
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CL, 6/23/05: Black Issues in Higher Ed/USM rank
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050623/NEWS01/506230381/1002
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Jun 23, 2005
by Mr. Wizard
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USNews 2006 Edition: America's Best Graduate Schools
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Last week I purchased a copy of the 2006 Edition of USNews' America's Best Graduate Schools ratings. In light of USM's World Class claims, some of the findings were surprising. Here are some, but not all, of the disciplines that appeared in the rankings. The number in parenthese...
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James Green didn't get the SeLA job
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http://www.lionsports.net/headlines/m_basketball/1663JIM YARBROUGH NAMED MEN’S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH Posted by dvolz on June 23, 2005, 4:09 pm. Southeastern Louisiana University officials announced today that Jim Yarbrough has been named men’s head basketball coach. The hiring is pe...
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Jun 23, 2005
by Curt Yeomans
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IHL PR: special meeting called for today
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Something happening?
http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=339
COMMISSIONER SEARCH COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULED
6/23/2005 (JACKSON ) -
A special meeting of the Commissioner Search Committee of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher L...
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Jun 23, 2005
by Fine Print
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James Green a finalist for SE LA coaching job
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http://www.nola.com/sports/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-19/1119335404178920.xml
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Another EagleTalk Gem
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[url=http://southernmiss.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1355&mid=54195821&sid=&tid=54195821&style=...
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USM=bad karma
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Just perusing the HA yesterday. Even when there's no headline above the front page fold about SACS and USM's mission statement problem, there's plenty of stuff that make USM look bad.
Yesterday there's the Eustachy article where he keeps baiting Ole Miss and State to play USM. It's b...
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Jun 22, 2005
by Big Daddy Snow
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Post-tenure review
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Does USM have an official system of post-tenure review? I note that Auburn is about to implement such a system (from this morning's Opelika-Auburn News):
Tenure review coming
Jack Stripling / Staff Writer
June 17, 2005
ADVERTI...
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Angeline, you didn't respond!
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Angeline wrote:
Gnome Watcher,
You have a kind of odd perspective on the MS Band of Choctaw Indians. Most conservatives who know something about Chief Philip Martin and the "Choctaw Miracle" applaud profusely their relatively new financial independence as a tribe and see them as a model t...
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Jun 22, 2005
by Beagle Bailey
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