Posted on Jun 1, 2016
A retired general was tapped for leadership at Northwestern, but opponents derailed the...
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Northwestern University struck a deal with Karl Eikenberry last year that he believed would be a capstone to his career as a global citizen with military, diplomatic and academic credentials. The retired three-star Army general and former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan would move from Stanford University to Northwestern to become the first executive director of a new global studies institute, backed by the largest single donation in the university's history.
The deal, announced in November, fell through months later, after a surprising debate erupted about Eikenberry's qualifications and his views on the value of the humanities and social sciences as elements of "soft power" in U.S. foreign policy. The dispute at the elite private university in Illinois reflected the power of faculty dissidents as a check on university administrators, as well as conflicting views on the value of military and diplomatic experience for advancement in academia.
Forty-six faculty members signed a letter in February describing Eikenberry as a "non-academic career military officer" who was a bad fit for the job. An online petition emerged to oppose Eikenberry's appointment.
Now, all I can now say is "So much for academic freedom and diversity." If you are not part of the liberal elite you need not apply. Forget experience and other sources of wisdom, you have to jump thru the insane academic credentialing hoops to become worthy of any major university position. LTC (Join to see) @
The deal, announced in November, fell through months later, after a surprising debate erupted about Eikenberry's qualifications and his views on the value of the humanities and social sciences as elements of "soft power" in U.S. foreign policy. The dispute at the elite private university in Illinois reflected the power of faculty dissidents as a check on university administrators, as well as conflicting views on the value of military and diplomatic experience for advancement in academia.
Forty-six faculty members signed a letter in February describing Eikenberry as a "non-academic career military officer" who was a bad fit for the job. An online petition emerged to oppose Eikenberry's appointment.
Now, all I can now say is "So much for academic freedom and diversity." If you are not part of the liberal elite you need not apply. Forget experience and other sources of wisdom, you have to jump thru the insane academic credentialing hoops to become worthy of any major university position. LTC (Join to see) @
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It is a pity, certainly, I should certainly think he would obv be most qualified to do it. There's an interesting account I'd read of the search for the Pres of Columbia Univ that ultimately led to Gen Eisenhower being allowed to do it before he was elected thereafter, if I can find it, I'll try to list it here, it should be able to be found using Google , I should think. I just bring it up as the circumstances merely struck me as rather analogous. My uncle, or one of tjem, my dad's sister's husband, was one of Eisenhower's radio operators in the 3118th signal svc battln or grp, who helped send out the telexmof the German surrender on VE Day, and swiped a copy lol, Gen Eisenhower personally handed him his Bach diploma from Columbia when he'd been there in the GI Bill, and remembered him slightly, from southwick house, the shaef HQ before the invasion , my uncle was always his unit's comedian, Gen Eisenhower was somewhat taken aback and nonplussed till he did actually recall my uncle as an NCO he'd seen during ww2 lol.
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