Mr. Castle’s appointment gives him the political legitimacy of Nguyen Van Thieu; one would expect a historian like Ms. W-N. to understand why this is important. His personal background makes him well-suited to serve in a self-selecting non-meritocratic autocracy where loyalty is far more important than vision.

It is, however, refreshing to see Ms. W-N.’s implicit confession that she is ignorant of science and engineering.

http://www.isu.edu/gened/docs/Gen%20Ed%20Rubrics/GenEdRequirements_04-02-13_FINAL.pdf

All students are hurt by this policy, because these students who should not be in the classroom slow everything down. Less material is learned at less depth.

I am not making this up.

The idea that an instructor standing in front of a full classroom is costing ISU money is patently absurd (especially when one takes ISU’s low salaries into account).

A few years ago that lot was full; now it has at least 48 empty spaces! This is not good management. But it is the management that ISU has.

This is nothing compared to the rapid and criminal decline in academic standards that others have noted. An ISU education, once a thing of value, is now worthless, even for those few who manage to graduate.

And, where is so-called President Vailas during all this? He hasn’t stuck his foot into his mouth for months!

So, your parents and family members pay taxes into the system for years, in part, to build and maintain ISU, and international students who have never contributed a dime to the state of Idaho (and many of whom contribute mightily to the decline in ISU’s educational standards) pay exactly what you pay for your education.

So, the Affordable Colleges Online “recognition” listed above must be based on data at least several years old. And Fletcher should have none not to “brag” on data that is invalid.