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Professor James Foster seems to have shot from the lip in his Tuesday
letter defending the Yardley Report and the state of faculty morale
(“Don’t brush aside the message,” Argonaut, April 15, 2008). He
incorrectly states that the story was derived from only two faculty
sources, but four faculty members are quoted in the article by Savannah
Cummings (“Faculty smarting from benefits, Yardley,” Argonaut, April
11, 2008). All four faculty sources agree that faculty morale is low
and needs improving, a fact supported by the Argonaut’s own survey of
177 faculty members.
More on Yardley
Professor James Foster seems to have shot from the lip in his Tuesday letter defending the Yardley Report and the state of faculty morale (“Don’t brush aside the message,” Argonaut, April 15, 2008). He incorrectly states that the story was derived from only two faculty sources, but four faculty members are quoted in the article by Savannah Cummings (“Faculty smarting from benefits, Yardley,” Argonaut, April 11, 2008). All four faculty sources agree that faculty morale is low and needs improving, a fact supported by the Argonaut’s own survey of 177 faculty members.
Minutes from the Faculty Council’s January 22, 2008 meeting state that the Yardley report’s recommendations for redirecting research efforts “would require substantial reallocation of resources ranging from 5 percent to 20 percent of program budgets.” So where would all this reallocated money go? The Yardley report states “We do believe that specific programs are worthy of funding concentration, and these are the ones we identified at the beginning of this portion of the report: the two biological sciences programs, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, and the doctoral program in Natural Resources.” Hmmmmm, biological sciences, Professor Foster’s own department! A coincidence? Not!
Paul Oman
Faculty, computer science
Simian situation
To the lower order of ape who stuck feces-encrusted toilet paper to the stall barriers in the Library third floor men’s restroom: congratulations, you’ve made your mark.
Pat Reilly
Junior, political science
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