Some under-the-radar #highered news from #Ky : the attorney general has found that the University of Kentucky violated state open records laws when it withheld a "Statement of Work" relating to #Deloitte, a firm it consulted in developing controversial plans to end shared governance at the University.
@KentNavalesi
People would be shocked to learn how much of the cold hearted, calculated nastiness that is thrust on the average person by corporations and governments alike is spawned in the bowels of very well paid consultancies like mckinsey and deloitte.
@KentNavalesi
"In When McKinsey Comes to Town, two prizewinning investigative journalists have written a portrait of the company sharply at odds with its public image. Often McKinsey's advice boils down to major cost-cutting, including layoffs and maintenance reductions, to drive up short-term profits, thereby boosting a company's stock price and the wealth of its executives who hire it, at the expense of workers and safety measures. McKinsey collects millions of dollars advising government agencies that also regulate McKinsey's corporate clients. And the firm frequently advises competitors in the same industries, but denies that this presents any conflict of interest."
They often consult on both sides of real conflicts. https://www.parnassusbooks.net/book/9780385546232
#Journals | Security and Safety "Secure and efficient Covert Communication for blockchain-integrated SAGINs"
Weijia Li, Yuan Zhang, Xinyu He and Yaqing Song
In related Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences news, it is true - about half of the scholarly associations moved off McGill.
The Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID-ACEDI) was amongst the first to move its conference from McGill to l'Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) thanks to the diligent work of the executive.
"Gesucht wird eine wissenschaftliche Persönlichkeit, die xxx in Forschung und Lehre in gesamter Breite vertritt..."
Immer wieder lese ich Ausschreibungen, die nach einer Persönlichkeit suchen. Damit wird ein Narrativ aus dem 19./frühen 20. Jh. bedient, das prekäre Beschäftigungsbedingungen als Teil der Persönlichkeitsbildung idealisiert.
Wie wäre es, einfach nach Historiker*innen zu suchen? (1/2)
@academicsunite
Passenderweise habe ich heute einen Aufsatz überarbeitet, der diese Idealisierung von Prekarität als konstituierende Phase im Werden zum Historiker (!) in der Autobiographie des Historikers Karl Brandi (1868-1946) untersucht. Persönlichkeit ist eines von Brandis Lieblingsworten. (2/2)
Another exciting opportunity to join our department: Incoming Prof. Dr. Jing Zeng is looking for a #PhD student with a background in #computational#communication science 👩🏻💻