OUR OPINION: University must regain Minnesotans’ heartfelt trust
October 14, 2012 at 5:15 pm in Grand Forks Herald
If University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler can figure out exactly why Minnesotans’ faith has eroded in their U, he’d do both the university and the state a world of good. Continue Reading
“Online comments are not representative. They are a snippet, not a snapshot, of public opinion.” Thank you. I believe this is true.
Back to the topic….were universities designed to be research facilities? Shouldn’t this be done in the private sector? That is my belief.
U of M’s Tim Mulcahy said..”The private sector is moving further and further away from the early-stage, risky, discovery type of research that universities are uniquely postured to do.”
Mulcahy said that the university will use state dollars for this research to nab federal dollars and partner with outside companies.
My question is who does this benefit? Students or faculty?
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For the most part, public universities are now businesses and sports entertaiment centers; education has simply become a pretext for their existence. Administrators consider themselves executives and athletics operate as independent entities. Lamentably, the former know nothing about business. But no worry, just raise tuition and go to the state for more money when you overspend. The U of M built a new football stadium for a terrible teams, pays is basketball coach $2 million, its president $660k + perqs, and then cries poverty.
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