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(February 26, 2007) Special Report The Student Printz is now in on the Action! An Investigative Series on the use of the CoB's Budget The misguided views on "confidentiality" of CoB Dean Harold Doty, Associate Dean Farhang Niroomand, M&M Chair Barry Babin, EFIB Chair George Carter, and the rest of the CoB's administrative team has created what may be the most significant backlash against false notions of "confidentiality" that USM has seen (as an institution) in its 100 years of existence. Just yesterday, 22 Feb 2007, the student newspaper, The Student Printz, ran a page 1 article about some potentially ill-advised administrative raises at USM (page 1 of the 22-Feb-06 TSP is inserted below on the last page of this report). The article by Printz writer M. Jake Meek is entitled "Pay Increases Anger Senate," indicates that a USM Faculty Senate report shows that administrative salaries at USM increased by as much as 25% over the past year. As Faculty Senate President-Elect Stephen Judd told Meek, "The issue is whether these [administrative] raises are out of proportion to other raises on campus."

(April 4, 2007) Special Report How Many Weeks Will Ed Nissan Get for Spring Break 2007? An Investigative Series on the Use of the CoB's Budget Sources tell usmnews.net that a war of words is currently waging in the EFIB over preferential course scheduling in that department. Course scheduling in the CoB has been a subject of numerous reports here at usmnews.net -- and a popular subject at that -- so our reporters decided to revisit scheduling in the EFIB.

(April 11, 2007) Nissan At Large What the Behavior of Some CoB Faculty is Costing MS Taxpayers The recent report at usmnews.net spotlighting economics professor Edward Nissan's recent 3-week spring break (for a look at the report, see http://www.usmnews.net/Special%20Report%20124.pdf) in March of 2007 met with much interest from usmnews.net readers. Sources tell usmnews.net that Nissan is one of the most active CoB faculty when it comes to being away from his USM teaching responsibilities, which are not taxing (see http://www.usmpride.com/Special_Report_13[1].pdf).

(April 11, 2007) What Does a "C-Publication" Cost These Days? An Answer from a Surprise Found During the Production of "Jaw Dropper" A recent report published here at usmnews.net entitled "Jaw Dropper on the Horizon ... " delved into the news that EFIB Chair George Carter has informed members of the EFIB Department that (1) only research that is in print will count toward EFIB faculty.s annual reviews, tenure & promotion applications, and AQ status for AACSB, and (2) only research that falls within one's pre-specified field will count toward EFIB faculty's annual reviews, tenure & promotion applications, and AQ status for AACSB.

(April 14, 2007) CoBsters Without Portfolio What the Doty-Niroomand “Resignations” will Ultimately Cost MS Taxpayers The announcement on 10 April 2007 that the USM Human Resources Department had “confirmed” that CoB Dean D. Harold Doty and CoB Associate Dean Farhang Niroomand “resigned” from their administrative duties sent a small tremor across the already battle-scarred USM campus.