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Date: Mar 5, 2005

P.R. good or bad

Date: Mar 5, 2005

"4. I guarantee a story about USM adminstrator talking about lynching will get coverage in areas outside of Mississippi"

Yep. USM has already received enough bad publicity. It can't afford much more. The Northeastern media is hungry for news coming from "down South."

Date: Mar 5, 2005

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Originally posted by: The National Scene
""4. I guarantee a story about USM adminstrator talking about lynching will get coverage in areas outside of Mississippi" Yep. USM has already received enough bad publicity. It can't afford much more. The Northeastern media is hungry for news coming from "down South.""

But is it really news anymore? By now USM must be a national joke. A "world class" example for educational administrators as how NOT to run an educational institution.

Date: Mar 5, 2005

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Originally posted by: LeavingASAP
" But is it really news anymore? By now USM must be a national joke. A "world class" example for educational administrators as how NOT to run an educational institution."

It will be news is some enterprising reporter can confirm that it was really said. The Trent Lott analogy is a very good one, and the fact that the comment was made about a fellow reporter should make other reporters very eager to determine whether this really happened (as I strongly suspect it did). Can't the HA ask one of its other reporters to ask Malone about this?

Date: Mar 5, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: LeavingASAP
" But is it really news anymore? By now USM must be a national joke. A "world class" example for educational administrators as how NOT to run an educational institution."

Shared goverance is not news but the sort of behavior Malone exhibits is news to many people who are not familiar with the South.

Date: Mar 5, 2005

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Originally posted by: LeavingASAP
"A "world class" example for educational administrators as how NOT to run an educational institution."

I say this in all seriousness. I believe that not only will USM serve as a textbook case for courses in educational administration, it will also serve as a textbook case in courses in mamagement. Even if USM is not known in some quarters now, it will be very well known when this debacle appears in a textbook or two.

Date: Mar 5, 2005

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Originally posted by: Case #1
"I say this in all seriousness. I believe that not only will USM serve as a textbook case for courses in educational administration, it will also serve as a textbook case in courses in mamagement. Even if USM is not known in some quarters now, it will be very well known when this debacle appears in a textbook or two. "

Excellent comment. There's a new book out about how Elon College (now Elon University) transformed itself into a first-rate school. Perhaps we should suggest that the author of that book do a study of USM to show the process in reverse.

Date: Mar 5, 2005

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Date: Mar 5, 2005

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Originally posted by: USM Sympathizer
" Transforming a CollegeThe Story of a Little-Known College's Strategic Climb to National Distinction George Keller $26.95 hardcover0-8018-7989-2 (48 ctn qty)2004 136 pp. Add hardcover to shopping cart Description Forty years ago, North Carolina's Elon College was struggling to attract students and remain solvent. Today Elon enrolls students from 46 states and 40 foreign countries. Since 1988, it has erected a new library, student center, football stadium, fitness center, and science facilities on its 500-acre campus. The number of applications has risen 40 percent since 1995, and SAT scores of incoming students have improved by 98 points. Elon has emerged as one of America's most desirable colleges. How did this transformation happen? What can other colleges and universities learn from Elon's remarkable turnaround? Taking a new approach to the study of higher education, George Keller examines the decisions made by Elon's administration, trustees, and faculty to transform a school with a limited endowment into a top regional university. Using Elon as a case study, Keller sheds light on high-stakes competition among America's colleges and universities—where losers face contraction or closure and winners gain money, talented students, and top faculty. Reviews "Keller's study sheds light on the competitive nature of higher education today, and may provide inspiration and guidance for other colleges and universities currently facing similar challenges."--Book News Author InformationGeorge Keller is an education consultant and one of America's leading scholars of higher education. The former chair of the graduate program in higher education studies at the University of Pennsylvania, he is the author of Academic Strategy: The Management Revolution in American Higher Education, also available from Johns Hopkins. "

I'll bet their faculty b*tched and moaned throughout the entire process...

Date: Mar 5, 2005

Any chance that Elon University president might want to experience the warm climate of the sunny South?

Date: Mar 5, 2005

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Originally posted by: Also in sympathy
" I'll bet their faculty b*tched and moaned throughout the entire process... "

I bet not. Most faculties want to be challenged, and if Shelby were trying to improve USM -- rather than running off its leading lights, demoralizing its best minds, running it like The Old Time Nepotism Hour, and trashing its accreditation and reputation -- I think you'd find real enthusiasm among faculty, staff, and students alike. Defenders of Shelby NEVER actually DEFEND him; they just complain about the faculty.