Reading the report released by the Provost-level grievance review committee (containing one member picked by the Provost) is a lesson in feckless union support (the committee had a union representative) and the near uselessness of the entire grievance process due to the extremely narrow focus on procedural matters and deference to the administration’s side (hardly…Continue reading UVM Provost grievance “review” committee sweeps “smoking-gun” email and other evidence under the rug

My VT public records request has produced several smoking gun emails showing the Dept of Economics, led by its Chair, bent on not letting me continue teaching because I am not teaching “good economics” I love this slip in a moment of insecurity by the Chair to justify why the worst rated teachers in the…Continue reading UVM has lawyered-up: Over 40 fully redacted emails released related to my purge from the Dept. of Economics

It is refreshing to see some biting satire of higher education being presented by United Academics in a “staged reading and discussion of  cautionary comic tale about the future of the corporate university,” suggesting how how “we can stop UVM from becoming Monte Verde U”.  But 2045? Well, how about 2017! Wall Street fingerprints are…Continue reading “Monte Verde University 2045” is now! (viz., UVM on the corporate dole)

Here is an entry from the Will Miller tribute page by UVM Professor Garrison Nelson. Here we see there were consequences for supporting the fight back against the purge of Michael Parenti in the 1970s. One of those purged was Harvey Salgo, then a member of the Department of Economics at UVM. In fact, he…Continue reading The “Philosophy Four” and other 1970s purge victims at UVM

It does not take too much effort to uncover the hidden history of the deep state of UVM. The early 1970s saw a wave of purges at UVM, including Harvey Salgo from the Department of Economics. Here is a summary of the Michael Parenti case. Note how it put in jeopardy UVM’s accreditation, which is…Continue reading UVM purges redux circa early 1970s

In case you did not know, conventional macroeconomics (yes the boilerplate textbook stuff you struggle with as an undergraduate) has hit the rocks. This is not new for non-standard model folks (who have been long-time critics of such modelling), but when the standard model folks start jumping ship (the latest being Paul Romer), then you…Continue reading Conventional macro? Caveat emptor!

In the middle of my reappointment review period in October 2016, I was approached by a higher ranked “colleague” in the Dept of Economics at the University of Vermont while walking with a student to proctor a make-up exam. Instead of a supportive “good luck with your reappointment and promotion,” however, I was greeted with a…Continue reading What does neoclassical bullying look like? Here are the blow-by-blow ugly details in UVM’s Dept. of Economics!

Some revealing (and quite appalling) email exchanges between Chair of the University of Vermont’s Department of Economics and a member of the department cast new light on my purge allegation. An email obtained from one of my public records requests, per the Vermont Public Records Act, demonstrates a shared motivation to make sure I get removed…Continue reading UVM Dept. of Economics purge ‘smoking-gun’ email found and released. Will the Provost ignore this? Probably.

In just about 3 weeks, UVM students, current and former, current and retired faculty and other citizens from around the world outraged at UVM’s despotic behavior have signed to demand my reappointment. I am humbled and inspired by this outpouring of support of me. Most heartening is the fact that many are standing up for…Continue reading Sign the Stop the UVM Purge Petition — Let’s Move This to 1,000 Signers.