Author Archive for Brook Haley
Maintain the University of California ‘s Vision
Last fall, University of California President Mark Yudof concluded in a New York Times interview that because “the shine is off” our university in the eyes of the public, and state funding was dropping, which in turn necessitated “fee” increases of over 40 percent in one year.
With an attitude like that, who could blame state [...]
Evaluating Teacher Evaluations
I was intrigued by the proposal to make public students’ evaluations of their UC Irvine instructors in the “Motion to Release Teacher Evaluations” article on Feb. 9. It would be a nice way to end the misguided dependence some have on RateMyProfessors.com (RMP), where anyone, student or not, can post an evaluation, and there is no control over sample sizes or bias of participants. A number of assertions made by interviewees in the New University article, however, need context and consideration before they serve as a basis for a new policy.
