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(August 10, 2006) Niroomand vs. Dow Jones "A usmpride.com reader recently remarked that if Farhang Niroomand was a company, the reader would want to buy stock in him. The reader was referring of course to the fact that Niroomand's salary has risen so high so fast...".

(August 15, 2006) Mock SEDONA Testimonials [Disclaimer: The SEDONA testimonials below are not real.] "If you've read the "Special Report" that takes one on a Virtual Tour of SEDONA, you know by now that there are "testimonials" from SEDONA subscribers on the company's website. These are provided by College-level administrators at various schools. What follows below is a series of mock testimonials from our own CoB administrators that may be worthy of consideration by SEDONA officials...".

(August 15, 2006) 31st & Pearl No Takers Here "His argument that it is ok to make a mistake (like credit for 3 years running or statements in a written document that are obvious[ly] huge exaggerations) and you should just let it go because it of course will never happen again is very typical of the same old ball game. This was the same game he and [name redacted] played - and if you get caught it is just an honest mistake." This quote comes from an e-mail written several years ago by one CoB faculty member about two former CoB administrators. It remains instructive, even today. Why? What's old is new again.

(August 15, 2006) 2006 Staff Merit Raises in the CoB "One well known story from the 2005-2006 academic year revolves around Doty's meeting with CoB staff regarding evaluation processes. According to several current and former staff members, Doty stated that CoB staffers would have to work nights and weekends and forgo vacation to receive above average evaluation scores and thus be eligible for raises. While the usmpride research team believes that this was just one more example of Doty's brain/mouth disconnect, we decided to investigate the 2006 CoB Staff Merit Raises...".

(August 19, 2006) CoB Genetics 101: The Simple Truth about "Merit" in the CoB One of the simplest items at usmpride is "The CoB Family Tree: Tracing our Roots for All to See." It could be that the biggest piece of evidence with regard to how much/little CoB administrators value research lies in the simplest of places, such as that document.

(August 22, 2006) Special Report How did the "Great 8" of 2006 Do It? An Investigation into Research Productivity in the CoB "This special report examines the 2003-2005 research credentials of the 2006 "Great 8" Raise Recipients. Others in the College of Business aspire to achieve this level of success, and this report should assist all other CoB faculty in better understanding the level of effort that will be required to get to this standard of excellence...".