Entries from January 2007

January 29, 2007

A question of (micro) management?

The Georgia Constitution has this to say about who governs the University System:
(b) The board of regents shall have the exclusive authority to create new public colleges, junior colleges, and universities in the State of Georgia, subject to approval by majority vote in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Such vote shall not be [...]

January 26, 2007

Intellectual Diversity

A bill has just been introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives that revives discussion from 4 years ago, led by Mr. Horowitz, alleging that Georgia’s public colleges were led by communists and liberals and thus our students were being forced to learn things that they did not agree with.
Oh, Mr. Horowitz also testified to [...]

January 25, 2007

A thought for today

We are what we repeatedly do.
     Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. 
                                                                                  Aristotle

January 24, 2007

Kids do the darndest things!

I was interviewed by a fifth grader who has collected interviews with a number of state legislators…
Funny, a fifth grader has figured out the most effective way to show people what legislators are doing and thinking — and companies like Cox, Gannett and others still can’t figure it out…
My money is on Jhonny