tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37079081.post3621510891281069757..comments2023-09-22T03:23:13.932-04:00Comments on What SIS faculty are reading: Refocusing on the Public Mission of Higher EducationMartin Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605774514148710902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37079081.post-7070009949488014222009-04-06T14:42:00.000-04:002009-04-06T14:42:00.000-04:00Ironic that this conference occurs during the NCAA...Ironic that this conference occurs during the NCAA March Madness. The former gets no mention in any media; the latter, entire sections of newspapers, magazines, and tv shows.<BR/>The scholars may get $100k/year; John Calipari will get 31 million for 8 years at Kentucky - plus cars, country club memberships, and guaranteed millions if he's fired.<BR/>Obviously, the "public" wants national championships, not scholarship, from its "higher education".Old Nassau '67https://www.blogger.com/profile/01778796376783185417noreply@blogger.com