Tag: college-industrial complex
Three Things the New Congress Should Do
The Democrats keep their razor-thin control of the Senate. As of this writing, it looks like the Republicans will gain razor-thin control of the House. Welcome to gridlock city. But let’s suppose, miracle of miracles, that the new Congress is briefly willing to forego its hyper-partisanship and its hyper-cronyism and consider three things that would…
Don’t Be a Prop for the College-Industrial Complex
During my first stab at higher education, I was a prop. I wasn’t at Buffalo University (UB) to enrich my own well-being, I was there to enrich the well-being of others—namely, administrators, tenured professors, and coaches. Sadly, I wasn’t the only prop at UB. Most of my fellow students were props as well. We partied,…
The Groovy Guide to Knowing if You’re College Material
Imagine for a moment that I decided to open a football school. And my school’s deeply-held conviction is that it can turn anyone into an NFL caliber player. So it doesn’t matter how fast, strong, big, tough, or athletic a potential student may be. Just give my school four years, and my staff can turn…