ARTICLES CONCERNING
MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES AND THOUGHTS
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(September 6, 2006) 31st & Pearl Why You Chose Academia "Note to all of the new hires: think about why you got into academics. Was it for the fulfillment that comes from scholarship and teaching? Or, was it for enrichment and treasures? It’s hard to imagine, given where most of you studied, that it was the latter. Assuming that it was for the fulfillment that comes from scholarship and teaching, then pay no attention to those who “manage” the CoB. The current group of administrators in the CoB makes one decision after another with one goal in mind – money, for themselves and their friends and associates. Live financially conservatively, maintain your freedom, and follow your path."

(October 9, 2006) The Special Report Series: A Look Back Over the First 10 "This report takes a look back at the headlines of the first 10 installments in USMPRIDE’s Special Report series. That Series has covered a number of topics to-date, as USMPRIDE readers will recall...".

(October 19, 2006) Is the CoB a Smaller Version of Wal-Mart? "Usmpride.com researchers have identified striking similarities between retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business. In the following report, we outline the similarities between he two...".

(December 8, 2006) A Real Whodunit: “Guidelines for Participating and Supporting Faculty”
(December 15, 2006) (updated December 19, 2006) Ethics Update A recent poll conducted by Playboy magazine indicates that 56% of MBA students, 45% of law students, 39% of graduate social science/humanities students, and 49% of graduate medical/health care students plagiarize or cheat in their academic work.
(December 8, 2006) A Real Whodunit: “Guidelines for Participating and Supporting Faculty”
(January 4, 2007) Sin or Sinner? The CoB has a longstanding tradition that those in charge like to punish not the sin, but some of the sinners; the rationale is if the “sin” (wrongdoing) itself is punished, then eventually (if not constantly) one of the favored “sinners” (administrators or a toady of one of them) would have to be punished. That would certainly never do. The way to evade that outcome is to look not to what was done, but who did it. This approach is highly effective at rewarding “us” and punishing “them”, assuming you have no problems with legalities, ethics, or morals.
(January 9, 2007) 31st & Pearl Welcome Aboard More and more CoB (and other USM) students are discovering usmpride.com every day. As future alumni of the CoB, you are most welcome. Take some time and read through some of the reports available here. It’s important for you to know where your tuition and tax dollars go.