Too much taking care of business Professors say managers are replacing educators on college campuses. They attempt to stifle free speech. They all seem to go to the same management school. University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Charles Hathaway has heard similar complaints from his own faculty.
Faculty live in a very special world.
Studies show that both students and their parents look to the university to provide education that will better their economic well-being. They also want a safe and secure place. That's what the public is demanding. That's very frustrating to the faculty, who have devoted their lives to the quest for knowledge for its own sake. We need to guard and keep that faculty world secure.