tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post116852497269984158..comments2024-03-29T08:55:55.727-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: The State UniversitiesLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-10210028358107868822008-02-10T18:51:00.000-06:002008-02-10T18:51:00.000-06:00new york has no official flag ship, i personally t...new york has no official flag ship, i personally think new york has too much schools to have a flagshipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1168621526878910912007-01-12T11:05:00.000-06:002007-01-12T11:05:00.000-06:00So Lance, which university in Iowa is the flagship...So Lance, which university in Iowa is the flagship? :)Chad Brewbakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443154815748267611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1168603115144736542007-01-12T05:58:00.000-06:002007-01-12T05:58:00.000-06:00In the UK there is plenty of competition between u...In the UK there is plenty of competition between universities. In terms of funding it's moving towards the US model.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1168587110166331832007-01-12T01:31:00.000-06:002007-01-12T01:31:00.000-06:00Umberto Eco wrote an essay in 1986 on some of the ...Umberto Eco wrote an essay in 1986 on some of the problems stemming from central control of Italian universities. In "How to Compile an Inventory," he mentions an issue somewhat similar to anonymous #1:<BR/><BR/>"Teachers engaged on temporary contracts ought to be outside scholars of great reputation and irreplaceable expertise. But between the submission of the university's request and notification of the ministry's approval, we usually reach the end of the academic year, with only a few weeks of instruction remaining (unless the ministry simply says no). Clearly, in such an aleatory situation, it is hard to attract a Nobel laureate, and we end up with the dean's unemployed sister-in-law." <BR/><BR/>Granted, this is no doubt exaggerated for effect. Still, I hope things have become better twenty years later...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1168571509951187592007-01-11T21:11:00.000-06:002007-01-11T21:11:00.000-06:00Hey, UIUC is only a 3 hour train ride away. Last I...Hey, UIUC is only a 3 hour train ride away. Last I checked, you could get tickets for as low as $12. (sometimes they are as high as $30)<BR/><BR/>Amtrak seats are comfortable, too; they're better than riding in a car. I only wish I'd figured that all out before I graduated...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1168552671797380632007-01-11T15:57:00.001-06:002007-01-11T15:57:00.001-06:00Could Anonymous 1 tell us what anonymous country h...<I>Could Anonymous 1 tell us what anonymous country he has in mind ?</I><BR/><BR/>ItalyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1168552640332681742007-01-11T15:57:00.000-06:002007-01-11T15:57:00.000-06:00If you think that Columbia is beautiful, you shoul...If you think that Columbia is beautiful, you should visit Charleston!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1168549892633434712007-01-11T15:11:00.000-06:002007-01-11T15:11:00.000-06:00In France our universities may suffer from many pr...In France our universities may suffer from many problems, but definitely not from the problem described by Anonymous 1. If a professor moves from university A to university B, the government will usually allow university A to hire a new professor to replace him. Unfortunately (or fortunately for the government's purse) this does not lead to an infinite expansion in the number of professor positions because the departing professor can move only if the government declares that a position is open in university B.<BR/>Could Anonymous 1 tell us what anonymous country he has in mind ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1168538302738515922007-01-11T11:58:00.000-06:002007-01-11T11:58:00.000-06:00SUNY Stonybrook (my ugrad school) is nota flaghsip...SUNY Stonybrook (my ugrad school) is not<BR/>a flaghsip. Either NY STATE has several<BR/>flagships (Albany, Bingomton, Stonybrook,<BR/>apologies if I left out any) OR it has<BR/>no flagships. However, for Math/Phy<BR/>Stonybrook was the flagship.<BR/><BR/>I don't think NY STATE decided to put<BR/>LOTS of resources behind ONE of the <BR/>schools at the expense of the others.<BR/><BR/>bill g.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1168532568044020822007-01-11T10:22:00.000-06:002007-01-11T10:22:00.000-06:00I thought berkeley isthe flagship of californiasys...I thought berkeley is<BR/>the flagship of california<BR/>system <BR/>and stony brook is the flagship<BR/>of new york system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1168528163519590392007-01-11T09:09:00.000-06:002007-01-11T09:09:00.000-06:00One of the great strengths of the US higher educat...<I>One of the great strengths of the US higher education system are these state universities, independent and competing, instead of a system of nationalized universities that you find in many other countries.</I><BR/><BR/>This is 100% true. In many European countries basically all the universities are state-owned. This e.g. means that the new positions are assigned at the central level (i.e. it is a decision of the government to "create" a new professor position at a given university). The problem is that the universities are then afraid to hire the best candidates, since if he/she quits, the position is "lost".<BR/><BR/>Another problem with this system is that the salaries do not depend on where you work. E.g. in the big cities you get exactly the same salary as in the small provincial towns (where the costs of life are the half are much smaller).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com