A Usenet persona calling itself frtzw906 wrote:


"Scott Weiser" wrote in message
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A Usenet persona calling itself BCITORGB wrote:

In discussing the finances of Whazzits State Univ, Scott asserts:
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But there's profit to be made nonetheless.
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Profits!!!! Profits!!!???? A public university makes a profit! Surely
you jest. Help me with this. Point me to a source.

No, the hospitals and clinics who hire med school graduates make the
profits. They support the med schools so they have graduates to hire.

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That's a stretch and I think you're making that up. It's OK to admit that
there are institutions in the USA that do not operate according to the
profit principle (police for instance). And your state universities fit into
that category. And in those universities, the med schools are a terrible
drain on resources. They are everywhere.
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Hey, there are *lots* of opportunities to make a profit, even in police
departments. Do you think the police officers, or the professors and
custodians work for FREE?

Profit drives almost every institution. Rare indeed is the organization in
which *nobody* profits. Not even the Red Cross is "profitless."





Scott:
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While the Governor does appoint regents for all other colleges,
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OK, and then you presume to tell me that the government exercises NO
control over the affairs of the universities and colleges?!

Other than appointing the Regents, no.

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Well, in our other threads, you've demonstrated a number of characteristics,
but naivete was never one of them.

If the governor appoints the Regents, they also get certain "marching
orders".
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Perhaps, but not in any formal way. Besides, CU Regents are not appointed by
the governor, and they are the only state university with a med school.




Sounds like a direct link from the governor's mansion into the
university president's office.

He may have persuasive power, but no legal authority except over a very
small portion of the budget.

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All he needs is persuasive power.
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All anyone needs is persuasive power. So what? If the Regents don't want to
be persuaded, the Governor has little recourse.


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