academic economics

[Nathan Newman]

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From: "Doug Henwood" <dhenwood at panix.com>
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>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.

-I don't think UIC has much in the way of rich donors or an endowment.
-I was told that UIC doesn't have the riches to supplement state
-salaries with private funds, which better-off state unis like UVa do.

I read the Fish profile in the NEW YORKER and they indicated he was doing a
massive fundraising drive among rich donors for his hiring spree.  Maybe
that's a front to reassure state funders but one reason UIC apparently hired
Fish was for his private fundraising skills.

- Nathan