Brewed Fresh Daily

Chris Thompson hits the proverbial nail on the head once again!

"At the risk of offending the presidents (not to mention the alumni, faculty, staff and students) of the region's state universities and colleges, it is time to explore blowing up their institutions and starting over." "I suggest this radical proposal not because the universities and their leaders have performed horribly, but rather because they cannot possibly perform well enough with the limited resources made available to them by the state." "After warning of more funding cuts, Gov. Taft says he will form a Commission on Higher Education and the Economy that will improve efficiencies and reduce unnecessary duplication at the state's universities and colleges. Sounds like a recipe for half-measures and petty arguing over which school truly deserves a doctoral program in sociology."

Chris does a great job of trying not to offend anyone. I say, let someone get offended. Tom Peters says of Winston Churchill, "No one remembers Churchill as the one who brought World War Two in ON BUDGET". Someone needs to say, "The states not going to help us, we need to help ourselves!" Chris suggests being proactive and develop a strategy, someones got to say OR ELSE and hold some feet to the fire!