Higher education in crisis, Viking style: Guest opinion

By Frank Fromherz. A contract dispute at Portland State University churns on. There may be a faculty strike.  Instead of vision at the PSU helm we have a deficit of trust.  What sort of ship is this?
Many students work low-paying jobs.  They try to squeeze in time for classes.
Professors are not being respected in governance, nor are students.  Students and teachers together form the mind, heart and soul of any good school of character.  When this truth is only paid lip service, the soul of the institution is in peril.   Consider the PSU Vikings mascot.  Two horns of aggression adorn the headgear. The top administration places real estate acquisitions and hefty remuneration for some folks above the common good. More...