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Apparently billionaire alumni don’t like it when sociologists who specialize in “class dynamics and the role of debt in society” become university presidents… (U-M’s former Provost Theresa Sullivan forced to resign as President of UVA)

By Mark | June 18, 2012

About two years ago, the University of Michigan lost its Provost, Theresa Sullivan, to the University of Virginia. People that I know at the University weren’t happy to see her leave, as she was extremely popular among faculty, but everyone seemed to be happy for her, as she was leaving to become the first female […]

Posted in Education, Other, Uncategorized | Also tagged Darden School of Business, Goldman Sacs, Helen Dragas, higher education, Peter Kiernan, Siva Vaidhyanathan, strategic dynamism, the corporatization of higher education, Theresa Sullivan, University of Michigan, University of Virginia | 23 Comments

Closing tax loopholes for billionaires

By Mark | May 26, 2010

I don’t have the time or desire to put together a long post tonight on how our American tax code is unnecessarily complicated, and favors the super-rich. To do it well would be a daunting task, and I’m not up for it at the moment. What I am up for, however, is passing along this […]