Comments on nanopublic: Stanford in our back yard? A few thoughts on the ...

I hope so too.

2011-04-11T14:58:01.564-05:00

I hope so too.

I hope your fellow faculty recognize the academic ...

2011-04-11T14:45:27.249-05:00

I hope your fellow faculty recognize the academic approach that the Chancellor has taken in putting together this proposal. She's been extraordinarily thoughtful and so much of the New Badger Partnership is to make sure great faculty can keep doing their great work.

Thank you very much for posting this excellent art...

2011-04-08T06:44:05.457-05:00

Thank you very much for posting this excellent article. A large fraction of people on campus are supportive but afraid to speak up. It would be a disaster for UW-Madison if we do not get Public Authority status. Without additional resources we simply cannot preserve the quality of UW-Madison.

Sara -- And your point is....? ALL politics is a...

2011-04-06T07:41:04.205-05:00

Sara -- And your point is....? ALL politics is about power. So what?

You want a level of detail which no human can provide. What's your detailed projection of what takes place if the NBP is not adopted and we continue to muddle along like the last eight years?

You seek a certainty which no one can provide. Let's be honest here!

The NBP isn't political but academic? Then pl...

2011-04-05T07:18:57.998-05:00

The NBP isn't political but academic? Then please identify for us the gains to academic learning that will come from the NBP--other than those that come through money. Next, show that the monetary gains will be as large as projected--Darrell Bazzell certainly couldn't prove that (you cannot assume a doubling of foundation $ in 20 years). Finally, once you realize that empirical reality is that this isn't about money--or academics--and instead you look at who gains control under this plan, and who loses it, you'll see: it's all about POWER.