Gerson Sparer, FT faculty
Gerson Sparer, Professor, Mathematics & Science
I have a Ph.D. in mathematics. I am also a member of the Union grievance team.
I believe at the present time what is needed on the Senate is a gadfly. I was just looking at the outcomes assessment on the senate website. Most of it is hot air. But when it does become substantive, it requires a great deal of additional work for the faculty. Most of which I think should be done by a good chair. I think the Senate has lost its way. The Senate has become an extension of the administration, instead of complementing the administration and the faculty. I think it is important for the Senate to avoid the vanity of its association with the Board and the upper administration and let academic issues be its driving force.
I have a Ph.D. in mathematics. I am also a member of the Union grievance team.
I believe at the present time what is needed on the Senate is a gadfly. I was just looking at the outcomes assessment on the senate website. Most of it is hot air. But when it does become substantive, it requires a great deal of additional work for the faculty. Most of which I think should be done by a good chair. I think the Senate has lost its way. The Senate has become an extension of the administration, instead of complementing the administration and the faculty. I think it is important for the Senate to avoid the vanity of its association with the Board and the upper administration and let academic issues be its driving force.
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