More of the big business-model of university management that was made popular in Reagan era. Lots of very highly paid administrators were one result.
BrentD, the use of big business models for running universities is not a problem in itself. When applied properly and effectively on behalf of students and the overall health of the university, the business type model by far surpasses any archaic "collegial" and faculty-controlled models that have crippled the ability to innovate and improve at many institutions - and I did yet not mention inefficiency. Now, I have. Due to "academic models", many college/university presidents today are mere figureheads - gutless wonders spouting political correctness and providing little or no leadership for productive change.
This ugly and outrageous situation at UCSD has NOTHING whatsoever to do with any big business model - a model eschewed by the UC system and its many feckless CEOs - and has everyting to do with political correctness and liberal agendas run amok. This kind of activity is a slap in the face to the public and the taxpayers who fund these shenanigans. Any true scholar (are there any left?) would be embarrassed by such egregious behavior and any scholar with a bit of courage would call it out for what it is. How many faculty at UCSD have done so?
Hey - you live in the middle of this slop - and you want to try to blame this stupididty on a "business model"?
