Is it worth the expense, to mail out over 10k new diplomas— I guess Penn State can’t wait to kick him out the door.
Too funny— PSU put new President’s signature on diplomas and now Barron making them reissue with his signature
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Who doesn’t look at their diploma, years later, and focus on the President's signature?
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Will the reissued diplomas come complete with an onion dip stain?
I don’t even know who was president when I graduated - he should have to foot the bill for the cost of this stupidity and this pompous move himself.
One could call it his signature moment…
No one loathes Barron more than me, but in this instance I agree with him. Ignoring error's is rarely the right thing to do and since most worked very hard for that diploma it shouldn't contain any errors.
I'm not saying he's the greatest president in Penn State history...but I have never understood the "loathing" for Barron on this board. Before him it was Rod (ok, I get that one a bit more b/c of how he caved to the NCAA) I give it about a month until Bendapudi becomes the board's favorite villain...unless of course she puts the Joe statue on the Old Main lawn.
Correct me with facts if I am wrong here, but Penn State was consistently improving in the rankings and reputation scores in the 1990's and 2000's. For the past 10 or so years, Penn State has been on a downward spiral and things do not look like they are going to improve anytime in the near future. The downward spiral was at the same time of ever-increasing tuition costs. Penn State's neighbor to the south and Big Ten brother, University of Maryland, has been on the opposite trajectory where the school struggled in the 1990's and early 2000's, but seems to have made significant improvements over the past 10 to 15 years. As a Maryland resident, I don't think I can rationally tell high schoolers these days to choose Penn State over Maryland if it came down to an education and value decision. Don't get me wrong here, I had a great time at Penn State both academically and athletically, but today's out of state tuition cost does not support Penn State's current academic rankings and reputation.
Barron obviously does not care about the environment at all, he is obviously a denier of climate change and should be shunned and hissed at appropriately. How many trees are going to die to produce all those new diplomas because of his narcissism that he needs his name to be on the diploma. How many innocent children in Africa could have been fed with that money as obviously Barron doesn't care about children at all or else that money could have gone to saving lives of children in need of food and medicine.
I think I showed that moral outrage correctly?
I think I showed that moral outrage correctly?
I think she's great. Never thought I'd say that about a university prez. I heard her when they hired the new AD and she seems bright, very positive, personable, and acts like she knows what's going on. I didn't hear a lot of the standard talking points and hollow admin-speak. They may have tripped over themselves and made a good hire with her.
I bet Barron would settle for a case of sticky buns and a gift certificates to the creamery for life. Although the creamery thing could be more costly.
Pennsylvania’s ruby red legislature abandoned higher education 20 years ago and it directly and predictably resulted in the decline in rankings as rankings now reflect affordability. Read this article about MD - please read every word.
Student Support a Hallmark of Just-Concluded State Legislative Session
Student Financial Aid, Capital Spending, Employee Compensation Surge in New Budget
today.umd.edu
Now read this article
Request Rejected
www.utimes.pitt.edu
Our ass-backwards legislature is trying to defund higher education while our peers are doubling down on their investments.
This is the hallmark of our Republican legislature - blame public institutions for every problem then legislate those problems into reality.
Pennsylvania’s ruby red legislature abandoned higher education 20 years ago and it directly and predictably resulted in the decline in rankings as rankings now reflect affordability. Read this article about MD - please read every word.
Student Support a Hallmark of Just-Concluded State Legislative Session
Student Financial Aid, Capital Spending, Employee Compensation Surge in New Budgettoday.umd.edu
Now read this article
Request Rejected
www.utimes.pitt.edu
Our ass-backwards legislature is trying to defund higher education while our peers are doubling down on their investments.
This is the hallmark of our Republican legislature - blame public institutions for every problem then legislate those problems into reality.
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Whomp!Pennsylvania’s ruby red legislature abandoned higher education 20 years ago and it directly and predictably resulted in the decline in rankings as rankings now reflect affordability. Read this article about MD - please read every word.
Student Support a Hallmark of Just-Concluded State Legislative Session
Student Financial Aid, Capital Spending, Employee Compensation Surge in New Budgettoday.umd.edu
Now read this article
Request Rejected
www.utimes.pitt.edu
Our ass-backwards legislature is trying to defund higher education while our peers are doubling down on their investments.
This is the hallmark of our Republican legislature - blame public institutions for every problem then legislate those problems into reality.
John Oswald was president and Joe Paterno was head football coach. Didn't have to look it up.
