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December 12, 2011
Dear usmnews.net, Like many readers, I have watched the
unfolding Galaxy Tax™ scandal at Southern Miss. As I
recall, when this disaster was first announced, this past fall,
usmnews.net was receiving and publishing reports and
comments warning about the problems. I have to say that
Dr. Saunders' denial of any culpability in the mess is, at
best, disingenuous. Who does she think she is kidding?
December 13, 2011
The Top 10 CoB Stories of 2011 By Duane Cobb Each year at
about this time I provide USMNEWS.net my top ten news
items involving USM’s business school for the year. This is
Part 1 in that countdown for the top CoB stories of 2011. 10.
Jonathan Williams Bloat – Jonathan Williams was hired as a
visiting professor of business at USM.
December 14, 2011
December 19, 2011
Holiday Predictions for 2012 Please feel free to share your
predictions with our readers. Here's the first received in
the editorial office. 1. Martha Saunders and Joe Bailey
will go to the no-prestige bowl game in Hawaii at the
expense of taxpayers, students and/or donors. (I know the
game is in 2011, but it seems a good place to start.) I
would like to hear
A NEW KIND OF DEAN Katherine Mangan recently
wrote a news story for The Chronicle of Higher Education
entitled "Business Schools are Hiring a New Kind of
Dean." In the first paragraph she states, "Faced with
stagnant enrollment, pressure to expand overseas, and the
demands of recruiters for more-relevant training,
business schools today are searching for a new kind of
dean: one who has broad leadership skills rather than
narrow expertise in areas like economics or finance,
according to a new report."
December 15, 2011
The Farm News Briefs from Southern Miss
15-December-2011 USMNEWS.net Source Says Brooks
Moore is Next Administrator Out A USMNEWS.net source
recently indicated to USMNEWS.net that another high-level
USM administrator may be headed out of the revolving
administration door at USM as early as 16-Dec-2011. That
tip refers to USM’s associate dean of students, Brooks
Moore.
December 20, 2011
. . . breaking news . . . It’s Ellis HATTIESBURG – USM
president Martha Saunders made it official at a press
conference on USM’s campus at 4pm (CST) on
20-Dec-2011 when she named South Carolina defensive
coordinator Ellis Johnson to succeed outgoing USM head
football coach Larry Fedora. Johnson, who turns 60 on
23-Dec-2011, joined Saunders and his wife, Caroline, on
the podium for the announcement.
December 21, 2011
December 16, 2011
DEAR USMNEWS.NET Did you read the comments in
today's [December 15, 2011] [online] Hattiesburg American?
They speak pretty well for most of the fans. Why did
Southern Miss accept a ball game on Christmas Even in
Hawaii?
December 22, 2011
December 23, 2011