Comments on: Gator Faculty Bites Bush

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:14:25 +0000

Hell, we were lucky if we had a quorum for a faculty senate meeting, and based on the numbers, UF was close to not making it.

When the football coach makes $2 million a year in total compensation and most faculty haven’t seen a raise in the last 5 years, they were lucky the senate didn’t lynch someone on general principles. Nobody brought up tenure, or there would have been a lynching.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:50:47 +0000

Apparently the Gators president has been wrapped in cottonwool for all of his academic life. Hell, at my institution it would be a miracle if the Faculty Senate (and/or the University Council) didn’t ignore the recommendation of one of its committees at least once a semester. And IIRC, that has applied to candidates for honorary degrees, too. (Once, again IIRC, the body that objected was the Board of Trustees–and since they’re the ones that actually confer the degree, there can be no doubt that they have the right to turn down a candidate for one.)

By: University Update

University Update — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:02:47 +0000

Gator Faculty Bites Bush…

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