For those of you not tenured...
Here’s a caustic dig this morning at tenured faculty from an ex-lawyer and Cal alumnus who normally attacks fellow cartoonists.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
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Observations by an academic researcher on the use of “open”-ness as a competitive strategy, with a particular interest in coping with the commoditization of information goods and technologies in an Internet-enabled world.
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Claremont, Calif. - www.JoelWest.org
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