this is a frightening but not unexpected next step in a transformation that north american universities have undertaken to disregard their charters and instead run themselves like cold-blooded businesses.
will these HCL contractors have the opportunity to participate in senate meetings, university committees, etc, like actual staff members do?
were faculty consulted about this decision?
taking a large chunk of an administratrive department and converting it into something exogenous is a dangerous move and makes it clear what the university leaderhip's priorities are. outsourcing the cafeteria management is one thing. but how much of a university can you carve out and hand off to external for-profit entities -- where is the line?
and, of course, the existing staff that are being shafted -- my heart goes out to them.
will these HCL contractors have the opportunity to participate in senate meetings, university committees, etc, like actual staff members do?
were faculty consulted about this decision?
taking a large chunk of an administratrive department and converting it into something exogenous is a dangerous move and makes it clear what the university leaderhip's priorities are. outsourcing the cafeteria management is one thing. but how much of a university can you carve out and hand off to external for-profit entities -- where is the line?
and, of course, the existing staff that are being shafted -- my heart goes out to them.