Reports say Sanford targeting Clemson air travel
It’s no secret that Clemson University’s relationship with the Governor’s Office has been strained at times. During his tenure, Governor Sanford has recommended drastic budget cuts that would have...
View ArticleStory on lobbying costs misses key point
There have been some stories in the media recently based on statistics reported by the Center for Responsive Politics that unfortunately reflect thin reporting and sloppy headline writing (“Clemson...
View Article$100M “error” is a tempest in a teapot
An article in the 4/30/10 Greenville News about Clemson University’s “$109 million accounting error” needs clarification. The article is not incorrect, but it creates some misimpressions. The central...
View ArticleTroutman’s rant on ranking
Gene Troutman, terminated as Secretary to the Board of Trustees three years ago, continues his assault on Clemson’s vision to be one of the nation’s top 20 public universities in a 15-page “Report...
View ArticleExcellent editorial on building moratorium
Jim Hammond of GSA Business offers a clear and rational case against the idea of a building moratorium for higher education. http://www.gsabusiness.com/news/35877-sanford-rsquo-s-misguided-call-for-con...
View ArticleInformation and clarity on “Greek issue”
With so much inaccurate information about Clemson’s alleged “crackdown” on Greek organizations circulating via social networks, email and the news media, I want to provide some facts and clarify some...
View ArticleClemson affordability
Clemson University has received several follow-up questions following President Jim Barker’s testimony to the S.C. House Higher Education Subcommittee on January 19, 2011. He stated that “Clemson is...
View ArticleContext and clarification for today’s “budget cut” news
Today’s headlines reading “Clemson to cut educational budget” could use a little context and clarification. The original article in yesterday’s Anderson Independent was truncated and re-distributed by...
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Network Outage Tests Crisis Communications Systems A recent campus-wide, three-hour network outage put Clemson’s crisis communications systems to the test — and offered a stark reminder of how much we...
View ArticleFlorida reporting on Koch gift misleading and inaccurate
Florida newspapers are reporting that an agreement between the Charles G. Koch Foundation and Florida State gives the foundation unusual input into the faculty hiring process, actually having the...
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