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(August 8, 2006) 31st & Pearl The Time Has Come "If you looked close enough, you have noticed that Associate Dean Niroomand's 2006 "merit" raise of $9,282 comes in at just under 7 percent of his pre-raise salary. In fact, it just squeezes under the bar set by the State of Mississippi by a measly six one-hundreths of one percentage point (approximately). Anything beyond that and Doty et al. would have had to provide written justification for Niroomand's raise. Sound to you a little like Pileum's $249,999.99 contract with USM? It should...".

(August 10, 2006) SEDONA Files "... In this issue we re-visit the SEDONA records of CoB Associate Dean Farhang Niroomand, examining aspects of a few areas of his academic record. We begin with some of his 'academic experience.'...".

(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 11, 2006) A Closer Look at the Undergraduate Academic Services Office in the CoB "Former CoB Dean William Gunther established the Undergraduate Academic Services Office early on in his tenure as dean. The project consumed multiple faculty salary lines and displaced the undergraduate student lounge in Joseph Greene Hall. The Office has undergone some change over the years, though the size of the office has remained relatively stable at five members, plus any work study or graduate assistants. The annotated table below summarizes salary changes by position in the UAS Office, along with raises given to position lines and salary savings from reducing salary lines...".

(August 12, 2006) Re-Directing Niroomand's SEDONA Vita, Part I "... Niroomand’s stolen title is just one more item for the Niroomand Must Step Down movement. An administrator who is willing to puff up his vita by stealing titles from others does not exhibit the ethics necessary to serve...".

(August 14, 2006) Special Report The Niroomand World Tour: Asia in 2001 An Investigative Series on CoB Travel "This "Special Report" continues a multi-part examination of Employee Travel Vouchers in USM's College of Business. In this report, we examine the details of another "Academic Visit" made by CoB Associate Dean Farhang Niroomand (also Professor of Economics). Niroomand made an "Academic visit" to Hong Kong and Tokyo in August of 2001. The details of this trip are interesting, as readers will see below...".

(August 17, 2006) Santa Came Early in 2005! How Did You Spend Your $500? "Take a look at the e-mail below, dated 18 October 2005, from Associate Dean Farhang Niroomand to CoB Chairs, Dean Doty, and Melia Hartsfield:...".