Events Calendar
In This Section
Most Read Stories
Police accuse bank robbery suspect of gobbling up note (with dashcam video)
Man found dead in North Akron home is identified
Dad accused of forcing son into field, killing him
NFL star Chris Spielman's wife loses cancer battle
Coventry man killed in crash at I-77 ramp
College student mistaken for deer, shot to death
Man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face
Angel Food Ministries helps stretch grocery dollars
Blogs:
Pets:
Cat-loving chihuahua suckles seven abandoned kittens
The Heldenfiles:
Friday Night Notebook
Patrick McManamon:
For your Saturday entertainment …
Akron Zips:
Hitchens leads Zips in second-half comeback
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Holmgren expresses interest in Browns position
Kent State Sports:
Kent State blown out in second half, loses to Temple 13-47
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
OSU – Michigan college football rivals meet in Baghdad
Varsity Letters:
Four area football teams play tonight
All Da King's Men:
Headed For Disaster
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Will Health Care Reform Pass?
Akron Law Café:
Federal Judge Declares DOMA Unconstitutional
See Jane Style:
Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
TIME TO GET YOUR COLLECTOR CARS WINTERIZED
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Silverdome Potentially SOLD!
Ohio Travels with Betty:
George is looking for a Thanksgiving buffet in Akron.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
Colloquium at University of Akron
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Another embarrassing moment in university spending
Published on Friday, Dec 14, 2007
Still, Lester Lefton, the university's well-traveled president, didn't stop there. In an August letter, Lefton gushed that ''I will pay for three installments (for a total of $88,000) for your doctoral work at Case Western Reserve University.'' What Lefton meant to say, of course, is that Ohio taxpayers are picking up most of Mahon's annual $33,900 tuition and fees at the Weatherhead School of Management.
Don't be upset about Mahon attending Case, which offers a special doctoral program to working professionals. Kent's programs in business administration prepare students for college-level teaching. That track doesn't suit the needs of Mahon or the university administration. What's maddening, as reported by Carol Biliczky, a Beacon Journal staff writer, is that footing such a bill is so rare — paying tuition for employees who travel off campus for a degree.
The only other documented case at Kent involved a one-time stipend of $30,517 for doctoral work at the University of Pittsburgh. Administrators similarly situated at other public colleges in the area received (at most) $4,000 per year from their institutions to attend the Case management program.
If Mahon had gone to Kent, he could have done so for free, saving $8,000 in tuition. Why not provide him with that amount to attend Case? He could use his raise to cover the rest. Or Mahon (like many students) could borrow the money. After all, if Kent gains from his added knowledge, so does Mahon.
Worth stressing is that such news, like earlier revelations about Lefton's $40,000 trip to Europe, risks eroding the new climate of cooperation between higher education and the Statehouse, lawmakers increasing budget support in return for universities holding the line on tuition. Soon, a report will surface on greater collaboration within higher education in Northeast Ohio. Then, Chancellor Eric Fingerhut will unveil a 10-year master plan for the state. Amid all of this, careless spending harms the chance of moving forward for the benefit of all students.
Get the full article here.
Comments
Click here to post your comments
