OT: freakonomics with Vanderbilt president

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He grew up in West Berlin. Addresses a lot what is happening in higher ed today and does a great job of it. Well worth the listen.

 
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I love that Freakanomics is automatically transcribed, so if you don’t want to listen to an hour-long podcast you don’t have to…

Thanks for sharing
 
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I read the cliffs notes. I liked what I read/heard.

But tell me specifically what it is about keenum you don’t like.

give me specific examples.
Not paindonthurt but,

Fall in academic standing

loss of accreditation for a year or two

no effort by endowment to follow up with named scholarship contributors

three off the top of my head.
 
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Not paindonthurt but,

Fall in academic standing

loss of accreditation for a year or two

no effort by endowment to follow up with named scholarship contributors

three off the top of my head.
Thank you for providing actual relevant examples.

where is evidence of academic decline?

any articles or links on loss of accreditation? Seriously would like to read about it.

“no effort by endowment to follow up with named scholarship contributors” How does one prove this other than hearsay?
 

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Thank you for providing actual relevant examples.

where is evidence of academic decline?

any articles or links on loss of accreditation? Seriously would like to read about it.

“no effort by endowment to follow up with named scholarship contributors” How does one prove this other than hearsay?
US News 16 of 16 in the SEC
Niche 15 out of 16 and second best university in Mississippi

sorry, not accreditation, it was the Carnegie R1 research status drop to R2 a few years back.

as far as endowment, endow a scholarship and see what happens.
 

Maroon Eagle

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I love that Freakanomics is automatically transcribed, so if you don’t want to listen to an hour-long podcast you don’t have to…

Thanks for sharing
Finally got a chance to read the transcript

Definitely worth reading
 

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US News 16 of 16 in the SEC
Niche 15 out of 16 and second best university in Mississippi

sorry, not accreditation, it was the Carnegie R1 research status drop to R2 a few years back.

as far as endowment, endow a scholarship and see what happens.
What was our previous rankings before keenum?