Originally Posted by
Rover
Context to previous decisions is very important. The self serving rants do nothing to provide context and Boren is not going to get into a mud wrestling contest. Universities are not corporations and should not be run as such. The common right wing thread these days is that in society, the MOST important thing in society is the money. Gallogy has made NO mention of any vision for academic excelllence, free thought, diversity, etc. except in passing. While I cannot argue for fiscal irresponsibility, it seems Boren had noble dreams for a UNIVERSITY and then worked on making them happen. Gallogy is about budgets and control, and positioning himself as a "savior". He will have little power with our state legislature and will fund the UofO more and more with corporate funds. Corporations are about universities for training their work force, and not necessarily for training citizens to think for themselves, to challenge long established social norms (cough, cough, good ole boys in control).
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