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"One knows … that the university and in a general way, all teaching systems, which appear simply to disseminate knowledge, are made to maintain a certain social class in power; and to exclude the instruments of power of another social class. … It seems to me that the real political task in a society such as ours is to criticise the workings of institutions, which appear to be both neutral and independent; to criticise and attack them in such a manner that the political violence which has always exercised itself obscurely through them will be unmasked, so that one can fight against them." -- Foucault, debating Chomsky, 1971.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

U of O in the news::: Houle, Berger

VP-Academic Francois Houle is being escorted out by Allan Rock:

François Houle quitte l'Ud'O

The VP-Academic represented institutional memory under the Rock outside administration. The move is sudden and rather quiet (no press release, no party). Who will Rock name to replace Houle?

Dean of Education Marie-Josee Berger is on the short-list of two to be the next president of the University of Moncton (New Brunswick):

Nouveau recteur de l'U de M: deux candidats en lice

2 comments:

Steve E. Noble said...: I sure hope that the U of Moncton does a thorough review of its applicants!!! I could certainly provide some insight into one of them!; January 11, 2012 at 11:53 AM
Anonymous said...: The freak-out has indeed started; January 12, 2012 at 10:44 AM

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

U of O in the news::: Houle, Berger

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