[Vision2020] From the Local Tattler - UI grad programs facechallenges

[g. crabtree]

Saturday, December 29, 2007 9:25 AM Right-Mind The following article ran in today's Lewiston Tribune.
  A new report says some graduate programs at the University of Idaho are in dire straits, and face tough challenges if they are ever to be competitive again.

  But one faculty leader said Friday the report is "deeply flawed," and Provost Doug Baker said that while it could serve as a valuable catalyst to improve graduate programs, it should be taken with a grain of salt.

  "The president (Tim White) and I sensed we needed to take a good look at graduate programs and research, and make sure they were on good footing," Baker said when reached by phone while vacationing in Oregon.

  But Baker cautioned the UI-commissioned report by the Yardley Research Group used year-old data. Much has changed since then, he said.



  Hope that answers your question.



  g

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tom Hansen 
  To: 'g. crabtree' ; 'Moscow Vision 2020' 
  Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 6:15 PM
  Subject: RE: [Vision2020] From the Local Tattler - UI grad programs facechallenges


  g stated:

   

  "In answer to your question, do you suppose he could be referring to 'the U of I commissioned report by the Yardley Research Group' as stated in today's Lewiston Morning Tribune and mentioned prominently in Dale's post?"

   

  As I posted Courtney's "UI grad programs faces challenges" column in its entirety, would you be so kind as to show us where exactly the "U of I commissioned report by the Yardley Research Group" is "mentioned prominently in Dale's post"?  

   

  Or is this a simple example of Courtney's journalistic ineptitude, complete with its typical lack of substantiation?

   

  Seeya round town, Moscow.

   

  Tom "who graduated with an accredited degree from UI" Hansen

  Moscow, Idaho

   

   

   


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  From: g. crabtree [mailto:jampot at roadrunner.com] 
  Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 6:04 PM
  To: Tom Hansen; Moscow Vision 2020
  Subject: Re: [Vision2020] From the Local Tattler - UI grad programs facechallenges

   

  In answer to your question, do you suppose he could be referring to "the U of I commissioned report by the Yardley Research Group" as stated in today's Lewiston Morning Tribune and mentioned prominently in Dale's post? You know what they say, "Reading is fundamental."

   

  g

    ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: Tom Hansen 

    To: Moscow Vision 2020 

    Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 5:06 PM

    Subject: [Vision2020] From the Local Tattler - UI grad programs facechallenges

     

    From Right-Mind at:

     

    http://right-mind.us/blogs/moscoweducation/archive/2007/12/29/57007.aspx

     

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    Saturday, December 29, 2007 2:40 PM Right-Mind 

    UI grad programs face challenges 
     
    I understand that the report is rife with factual errors. And not just spin, but untrue facts are presented, then critiqued. There will be much more about this report in the near future. 

    Standby for heavy seas, as we say. 

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    Question for "Comb-Over":  Huh?  What "report"?

     

    Last year the UI Graduate Program denied admission to two New Saint Andrews College graduates primarily because their transcripts did not reflect completion of any courses administered by a properly accredited school, and now (conceivably as a measure of retribution) we have this unsubstantiated attack against the UI Graduate Program.

     

    Note to "Comb-Over":  If I were you, I wouldn't be so concerned about the "heavy seas" as I would be concerned about keeping my dinghy afloat.

     

    Seeya round town, Moscow.

    Tom Hansen
    Moscow, Idaho

    "If I wanted to overhear every tedious scrap of brain static rattling around in your head, I'd read your blog."

    - Bill Maher 

     


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