>The trustees, and apparently ultimately the legislature, has decided
>it wants to put UIC on the academic map. Can anyone explain the logic
>of this? Does it make economic sense, or is it mainly vanity?
Since the money for these hires are no doubt being made with funds from rich donors - who are no doubt putting their names on buildings and endowed fellowships- how can you separate "economic sense" from vanity in such a situation. Intellectual prestige is all about vanity.
-- Nathan Newman