EXAMINING ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

EXAMINING ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
CASES:
Read about various cases by going to the links on the links page. Or check out the links below that feature a few of the current stories.
McGill University.1
September 17, 2008
Degrading McGill
A new website by McGill professor Jeremy Cooperstock. The initial issue was plagiarism, but the story is featured on my site because of how the McGill administration has handled the matter…and because I like Cooperstock’s twist on the McGill shield and his catchy banner. A little humour needs to be injected into the world of academia from time to time.
Professor Tom Robinson created a new website, called onebananashort.org. On this site, Robinson posted his account of his journey into the bizarre land of administrative processes at the University of Lethbridge, where each door led into a room as strange as any encountered by Alice as she ventured through Wonderland. Robinson notes that the reaction of the university administration to the onebananashort.org website illustrates how public institutions can sink into a “banana republic” kind of environment.
The University of Lethbridge.2
September 5, 2007
An analysis of the disciplinary process
The Administration and Board of the University of Lethbridge tried to shut down Robinson’s website. The Dean of Arts and Science ordered Robinson to take down the site and charged him with gross professional misconduct when he explained why he would not. Lawyers for senior administration and the Board tried to force the web host to remove material from Robinson’s website.
The Administration and Board of the University of Lethbridge tried to shut down Robinson’s website. The Dean of Arts and Science ordered Robinson to take down the site and charged him with gross professional misconduct when he explained why he would not. Lawyers for senior administration and the Board tried to force the web host to remove material from Robinson’s website.