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Reports for August 22 - 26, 2011
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University of Southern Mississippi's public relations department.
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August 22, 2011
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August 23, 2011
Will 2011-12 be a Banner Year? During the 2010-11
academic year, USMNEWS.net staff followed the progress
of USM's athletics. As you can see, the Golden Eagles sports
units won only 50.1% of their contests (i.e., 228.5 wins, incl.
ties, in 456 contests) during 2010-11, a result representing
anything but a “banner year.”
August 24, 2011
Dear usmnews.net, From reports around the College of
Business, Horne Professor Michael Dugan is becoming most
of the School of Accountancy. He is the MPA Director as
well as on most committees that need an Accounting
representative.
August 25, 2011
Some Editorial Thoughts Concerning Administrative Bloat
Over the past few days, and throughout much of its history,
usmnews.net has published a number of reports
concerning possible administrative bloat a Southern Miss.
Recently, Benjamin Ginsberg published an excellent book,
The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative
University and Why It Matters (Oxford University Press,
2011)
August 26, 2011
Ball’s Law A Guest Editorial by C. Anna Hall ...In a recent
interview, USM student Garrett Ball expressed to The
Student Printz how many people, including the
anonymous reader who provided the above quote, feel
about the Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 10.1 Tablet pilot
program – one that will cost Mississippi taxpayers more
than $500,000 this year.