tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post385747996026577694..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: Stanley Fish on fixing higher educationMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-49188248488161945022007-08-01T18:58:00.000-05:002007-08-01T18:58:00.000-05:00Of course it's driven by this insane culture of th...Of course it's driven by this insane culture of the outside offer. You're valuable and attractive to the extent that somebody else is courting you. That might be how some high school nightmare dating scene works, but it's not how academia should!Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-39846039764787636702007-08-01T18:48:00.000-05:002007-08-01T18:48:00.000-05:00Oh, yeah. Price yourself into the upper class and ...Oh, yeah. Price yourself into the upper class and you're automatically to be taken seriously. When only the rich can afford you, you must be good.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-48459966898973592162007-08-01T18:02:00.000-05:002007-08-01T18:02:00.000-05:00On the point that we need *good* faculty, not "hig...On the point that we need *good* faculty, not "high-profile" faculty, one should look at FIsh's career: For all the bluster, has he ever contributed anything of substance to the academy or public discourse? I gather that the English Dept at Duke basically imploded under his leadership. <BR/><BR/>The best people in field, the ones who contribute something of lasting value and do the heavy lifting, are often very LOW profile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com