http://savevca.org/archives/782 The VCA is in Danger... help with SaveVCA Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:04:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://savevca.org/archives/782/comment-page-1#comment-140 Mushroom Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:25:58 +0000 http://savevca.org/?p=782#comment-140 This article reflects what has been going on at the main campus for some time now. The public are given the image of the Melbourne Model but behind the scenes there are other policies that are not public, and are being pursued to the detriment of most staff and all students (ie. best research university/retain only research strengths/teach wide-research narrow). These policies favour heads of departments, schools and institutes as they concentrate the limited resources into their hands. Obvious examples are the huge buildings currently under construction or soon to be built. The undergraduates are considered expendable, as are the staff who spend time teaching them. Glyn must believe that quality teaching is incompatible with a modern day corporation that trades under the name of a university. This article reflects what has been going on at the main campus for some time now. The public are given the image of the Melbourne Model but behind the scenes there are other policies that are not public, and are being pursued to the detriment of most staff and all students (ie. best research university/retain only research strengths/teach wide-research narrow). These policies favour heads of departments, schools and institutes as they concentrate the limited resources into their hands. Obvious examples are the huge buildings currently under construction or soon to be built. The undergraduates are considered expendable, as are the staff who spend time teaching them. Glyn must believe that quality teaching is incompatible with a modern day corporation that trades under the name of a university.

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