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Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall up with our English dead.
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;...
'Cry God for Harry, England, and Saint George!' speech of Shakespeare's Henry V, Act III, 1598.
Meaning: let's try this one more time (see link).
The Washington Post published "US falls in global ranking of young adults who finish college." The logical response would be to beef up, inspire, get competitive, or as they say in Texas: "Cowboy up!"
Just when I think things CAN'T get more idiotic...
"The physicist Carlos Handy moved from Georgia to Texas in 2005, excited about building a physics program at Texas Southern University. But after serving as chairman of the department for six years, he may soon have to oversee its dismantling.
"State budget cuts have placed a premium on efficiency-boosting measures in higher education. This year, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the agency that approves and disapproves degree programs, implemented a more stringent annual review system for eliminating those with low enrollment. Programs that fail to graduate an average of five students per year over five years face being cut (current students would be allowed to graduate, but new enrollment would be halted). Institutions had the opportunity to request a temporary exemption, which could last two or four years, or permission to combine their underenrolled programs with more robust ones. Any appeals of the 94 requests that were denied — like Mr. Handy’s — are due Friday, with final decisions to be made at a board meeting in October."
Nero fiddles as Rome burns.
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more"...into inanity.
NY Times (Texas Tribune): Budget Cuts Threaten Underenrolled Physics Departments
"State budget cuts have placed a premium on efficiency-boosting measures in higher education. This year, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the agency that approves and disapproves degree programs, implemented a more stringent annual review system for eliminating those with low enrollment. Programs that fail to graduate an average of five students per year over five years face being cut (current students would be allowed to graduate, but new enrollment would be halted). Institutions had the opportunity to request a temporary exemption, which could last two or four years, or permission to combine their underenrolled programs with more robust ones. Any appeals of the 94 requests that were denied — like Mr. Handy’s — are due Friday, with final decisions to be made at a board meeting in October."
Nero fiddles as Rome burns.
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more"...into inanity.
NY Times (Texas Tribune): Budget Cuts Threaten Underenrolled Physics Departments
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