GEORGE C. CARTER, FORMER CHAIRMAN, FORMER DEPARTMENT
OF ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
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(November 25, 2008) Guest Editorial Happy Thanksgiving The CoB is so fortunate to have such a polymath in George
Carter. Through his paper"How do We Know?", Carter took the time to regurgitate several pages out of various (uncited)
anatomy, philosophy and statistics books so that EFIB faculty could see, possibly for the first time, what constitutes
knowledge and just how that knowledge is processed. How will the CoB get along after he retires?
(December 15, 2008) Dear Mr. Claus: I would like to take this opportunity to set you straight on a few items that you
apparently do not understand. As the senior Chairman in the College of Business at the University of Southern
Mississippi, you should listen to me. Many mistakes have been, and are being made, above my pay grade (but not my
actual pay). I want your help in correcting these errors; therefore, see the following items:
(December 22, 2008) Top Stories of 2008 by Duane Cobb 14. "How do We Know?" -- Though he hoped to go out showing
other CoB faculty just how brilliant he (thinks he) is, EFIB charman George Carter's Nov-08 presentation of "How do We
Know?" served only to reinforce all of the bizarre stories that have been told about him since he joined USM's b-school
back in 1979. With this presentation, those current (e.g., Farhang Niroomand) and former (e.g., Charles Saywer) CoBers
who have stood up for Carter over the years had yet another occasion to turn their heads away from the train wreck that
has been Carter's "academic" career.
(December 22, 2008) Top Stories of 2008 by Duane Cobb 14. "How do We Know?" -- Though he hoped to go out showing
other CoB faculty just how brilliant he (thinks he) is, EFIB charman George Carter's Nov-08 presentation of "How do We
Know?" served only to reinforce all of the bizarre stories that have been told about him since he joined USM's b-school
back in 1979. With this presentation, those current (e.g., Farhang Niroomand) and former (e.g., Charles Saywer) CoBers
who have stood up for Carter over the years had yet another occasion to turn their heads away from the train wreck that
has been Carter's "academic" career.
(January 5, 2009) 31st & Pearl Permission Slip(-Up) USM President Martha Saunders often boasts about how USM
became a national research university without asking for anyone.s permission to do so. Saunders. brag is typical of the
heads of many states. second tier institutions, proudly embracing the "underdog" tag that is usually placed upon these
same institutions by political and business leaders who generally support a state's so-called flagship institutions. What's
interesting about Saunders' statement is that it can easily be turned on its head. Doing so is particularly relevant to
USM.s College of Business, which, in 2007, came within a hair of losing its AACSB accreditation.