DR. AKBAR MARVASTI,
FORMER ECONOMICS PROFESSOR
(December 6, 2007) 31st & Pearl Niroomand's Statements on "Early P&T" Miss the Mark Throughout his recent political
campaign in support of the 2007-08 P&T files of second-year CoB economists Sami Dakhlia and Akbar Marvasti, former
Associate Dean and economics professor, Farhang Niroomand, made a number of faulty and contradictory statements
about the merits of the two cases. On one hand, Niroomand stressed that these two had been in academia about eight
and 24 years respectively, and therefore there was nothing at all "early" about their promotions.
(December 24, 2007) CoB News, December 2007 CoB Turf Wars The CoB's recent Distinguished Alumnus Award
dinner, hosted for recipient Bruce Aust, was covered by Hattiesburg's society magazine, Signature. Photos from the
event appeared in Signature's December 2007 issue.
(December 28, 2007) Dear USM Pride, Next, regarding what you all are calling Akbar Marvasti's "2007-08 P&T Gambit,"
I have been told that Marvasti is a resident of the Timberton neighborhood. That is the same d<**>n neighborhood that
Charles Sawyer, Marvasti's supposed "external reviewer," resides in. That has to be a first, and is something beyond the
pale, even for USM.
(January 28, 2008) GH Chatter Akbar Marvasti’s first foray into the EFIB hiring machine is drawing a lot of attention. As
the leader of this year’s EFIB search team, Marvasti’s selection of finalists is “turning heads” in and outside of Joseph
Greene Hall. It looks like making the CoB “a fun place to work” might be high on the agenda again.
(January 30, 2008) Greetings USM news! Aren't Akbar Marvasti's antics becoming an embarrassment for the college?
One would think so. But it looks like the administration is either losing control of things or doesn't care.