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Dr. George C. Carter -- Resident Ethicist?
(November 15, 2006) usmpride.com News DEVELOPING STORY HATTIESBURG --- "Investigators at usmpride.com News are piecing together some of the details surrounding the departure of former assistant professor of finance Larry Eisenberg. Sources tell usmpride.com News that George Carter recommended that a terminal contract be given to Eisenberg for the 2006-07 academic year. Before the year began, Eisenberg departed the CoB, reportedly sending Carter a brief note with few details (other than he would not return)...". See also, What does Carter Think?"
(November 15, 2006) What Happens when Administrators Sour? "On Tuesday, 7 November 2006, the EFIB met to discuss putting FIN 380 online for spring 2007 semester only. At the close of that meeting, wherein some other curriculum issues were discussed, EFIB Chairman George Carter e-mailed the following “meeting minutes” (which he kept) to the department’s faculty: ...".
(November 15, 2006) What does George Carter Think about the Road USM, his Alma Mater, has been on in the Recent Past?
(November 16, 2006) How does George Carter Describe his Working Relationship with CoB Dean Harold Doty?
(November 16, 2006) 31st & Pearl, part 41, System Failure "Now we have it. A CoB administrator, in his own words, condemns the CoB’s annual evaluation system. You see stuff that’s not appropriate . . . there’s a certain injustice to it . . . it leaves little differentiation, if any. We now know what we always knew - the system is a failure. This spring, when Doty stands before the faculty and talks about how much integrity there is in the system, Professor Lindley won’t have to say a word. Everyone will look at each other, and know." See, What Does George Carter Think?
(November 17, 2006) Given that He Can’t be in Doty’s Presence, how does George Carter Maintain his CoB Administrative Position?
(November 17, 2006) How does George Carter Sum Up his View of Working with CoB Dean Harold Doty?
(November 20, 2006) What does George Carter Consider to be an Example of the Kind of Things that are Expected of Chairs by Their Superiors?
(November 20, 2006) What does George Carter Consider to be an Example of how USM’s Downward Spiral has Impacted the CoB?
(November 21, 2006) According to George Carter, What Happens When Faculty “Take on” Academic Administrators?
(November 21, 2006) 31st & Pearl, part 42 Bludgeoned "The whole concept of tenure serving as a club over someone’s head, to use EFIB Chair George Carter’s description, is nothing new among Tier IV colleges and universities. That stated, the CoB’s case is interesting, given recent events. Former Management/ Marketing Chair Alvin Williams, current Management and Marketing Chair Barry Babin, and CoB Dean Harold Doty seem to be writing all sorts of new procedures and rules to get management and marketing faculty tenured and promoted. From 4th year reviews to so-called “letters of agreement,” if anything is being held over the heads of faculty in this department it’s little more than a feather. The EFIB is another case. Carter’s club was recently used to put an untenured finance professor into an 'awkward situation professionally,'...".
(November 21, 2006) Who Among the Faculty in EFIB does George Carter Consider to be a Scholar?
(November 22, 2006) How does George Carter Describe the CoB Administration’s Evaluation of Teaching during the 2006 Faculty Evaluation Meeting?
(November 22, 2006) Using only 4 or 5 Words, How does George Carter Describe CoB Dean Harold Doty?
(November 23, 2006) 31st & Pearl, part 43 "Dear Ernie, Judging from your e-mail response to my summer 2006 assignments, you’re going to have to develop a thicker skin to get along around here. I did give two people, Ed and Charles, course releases for the summer. Ed gets one because he’s my research buddy. He and I pump out a lot of stuff together, and we brag about it to others when we go to conventions. Charles is helping me write Larry’s terminal letter, as well assisting me with other administrative duties for the EFIB. You’re neither of these scholars. In fact, quite the opposite - you’re too much like Tom. ...".
(November 24. 2006) The CoB’s 2006 Summer Teaching Deals Explained "...King’s e-mail speaks for itself. He lays out the situation in the CoB - the favoritism, the ex post rule-making, etc., as good as can be done. What’s interesting is the response from Carter, the CoB’s Ethicist-in-Residence. Below, we reproduce Carter’s e-mail response, with our own comments and questions inserted (red font) in various spots...". See also, Pay for Play: 2006 Summer Salary Shenanigans which was referenced in the above report.
(November 25, 2006) According to George Carter, What Event(s) Ultimately Led to David Duhon’s Promotion to Full Professor?
(November 25, 2006) How Would George Carter Advise CoB Faculty to Endure Administrators Like CoB Dean Harold Doty?
(November 26, 2006) How does George Carter View Tom Lindley?
(November 27, 2006) According to George Carter, how do Administrators Fit Into Academia?
(November 28, 2006) A Reader’s Viewpoint Harold Doty’s response to Frank Mixon’s grievance has been finalized, delivered, and publicized, and, as expected, serves to provide more evidence that Doty either doesn’t or won’t “get it”. Doty has once again relied on his self-created “minimal sufficiency” doctrine with respect to the USM Faculty Handbook and has simultaneously displayed his usual dislike for facts.
(November 28, 2006) A Jury of Your Peers? An Investigation into the CoB Advisory Committee’s Role in the Grievance Process "This report takes a look at the CoB Advisory Committee’s role in the Faculty Grievance process. This subject has sparked interest in usmpride.com readers since the filing of two separate Grievances in recent weeks - one by professors Marc DePree and Tom Lindley, and another by professor Franklin Mixon. Both of these Grievances were initiated against the actions of EFIB Chair George Carter, and the details of both are available at usmpride.com...".
(November 28, 2006) According to George Carter, how do Administrators Evaluate the Service Contributions of Faculty?
(November 29, 2006) CoB Public Service Announcement for Mississippi Consulting Group, Inc.
(November 30, 2006) How Does George Carter Explain David Duhon’s Promotion to Full Professor?
(December 3, 2006) Does George Carter Think that CoB Faculty Should Look Up to CoB Dean Harold Doty?
(December 4, 2006) The CoB’s Race to Implement Online Instruction A Look Back at George Carter’s Fall 2005 EFIB-L Conversation "In an e-mail to EFIB Faculty dated 6-Dec-05, EFIB Chair George Carter began a philosophical discussion of online education. The text of Carter’s exposition follows: From: Carter Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:46 AM To: KingE; EFIB-L Subject: RE: My Thoughts On Online - Tom Lindley To EFIB-L: My thanks to Ernie for posting this and to Tom for stating issues that are of EFIB concern...".
(December 5, 2006) What’s Wrong with the Learning Process in Stats? "Claims by members of the AACSB Team (e.g., George Carter) that the CoB’s undergraduates are deficient in statistics knowledge have been the subject of other reports posted to USMPRIDE.COM in the past. Our investigators have collected some grade history data from that yield valuable insights into that perceived problem. With regard to the accuracy of the grade data, the pickaprof website offers the following statement:...".
(December 5, 2006) According to George Carter, what Career Prospects are in the Future of Someone who Doesn’t “Make It” Around Here (in EFIB)?
(December 6, 2006) Dr. Carter's Response to Dr. Exline's Teaching Policy "...(4) Policy: The last bullet: “Department chairs may elect to release faculty members from teaching for administrative duties, to develop a research proposal, or to work on a major service project with approval of the dean and provost.” is too restrictive. The sentence should be, “Department chairs may elect to release faculty members from teaching duties for any of a variety of other professional responsibilities with the approval of the dean and provost...”
(December 6, 2006) Now that We have Been Told that the People Who Went to Bat for David Duhon’s Promotion are not Well Known Scholars, how does George Carter Describe Them?
(December 8, 2006) George Carter on Information and Happiness Revisiting the Carter-King E-mail Exchange Regarding Summer 2006 Teaching Loads in EFIB "Investigators at USMPRIDE.COM have put together more of the e-mail exchange between EFIB Chair George Carter and associate professor of finance Ernest King about Carter’s use of selective course reductions in summer 2006 teaching loads. We have received word that one USMPRIDE.COM reader remarked, after reading the first report on this matter that was posted to this website, that Carter sounds more like a cult leader than an academic department chair. That may be as good a way of putting as any. This report offers more Carterology, though perhaps of a different sort...". For the email exchange see 31st & Pearl, part 43; The CoB’s 2006 Summer Teaching Deals Explained; and Pay for Play: 2006 Summer Salary Shenanigans
(December 8, 2006) What Does George Carter Think about the Number of Individuals Who Excel in All Three Areas of Academia - Teaching, Research, and Service?
(December 15, 2006) What does George Carter Think is the Main Advantage of Someone in a Position like that of David Duhon, as the CoB’s Nice Guy-in-Residence?
(December 21, 2006) According to George Carter, what are the Career Prospects, as Someone Who has been Put in an “Awkward Position Professionally,” of Larry Eisenberg?
(December 22, 2006) What Advice Would George Carter give to CoB Faculty About the way They Should React to Dean Harold Doty’s Plans for the CoB?
(January 4, 2007) The Apology That Was Not "On Saturday, December 23, 2006, Dr. George Carter, Chairman of EFIB, sent an email to the EFIB Department with copies to the deans and other chairs in the CoB. The email is addressed to “Dean Doty” and pretends to be an apology. The email accomplishes several things, but acting as an apology is not one of them. That is a personal problem for Dr. Carter and Dean Doty. What it does do bears further examination...".
(January 4, 2007) Dr. Cut-and-Paste "George Carter, Chairman of the EFIB Department, and self-professed Mr. Ethics, has now added a new title to his collection: Dr. Cut-and-Paste (DCP). When he has been producing or forwarding anything to the department or college of late, he has been frequently using the cut (or copy) and paste method of production. Efficient and effective you say? Sure, if it is his own work on which he is relying...".
(January 5, 2007) Why Carter May Stay For A Little While "A recent post stated many reasons why George Carter (a/k/a Dr. Cut-and-Paste) must go from his position as Chairman of the EFIB Department. That is the logical and practical approach; therefore, like most CoB practices of the last few years, it probably will not happen. Reasons why Chairman Carter will stay at least through this contract year:..". Click here for the complete article.
(January 5, 2007) New CoB T-Shirts Available Soon
(January 8, 2007) (Updated January 19, 2007) Tracing the Path to Now: Looking Back at George Carter’s Misguided Actions "The following timeline traces the academic career of EFIB Chair George Carter.The blue font above the line traces out Carter’s employment record, while the various colored fonts below the line shows the sequence of questionable events that are part of Carter’s tenure at UM (or at the IHL)...".
(January 9, 2007) On Transgressions "What makes a “transgression”? Committing an error, having a lapse in judgment, overstepping authority or proprieties, or other wrongdoing – that is what a transgression is. Chairman Carter said he committed a transgression against Dean Doty and asked him to forgive him for it. Confession and repentance is a proper approach. What about the other – and similar – transgressions against others inthe CoB?...".
(January 10, 2007) What does George Carter Think about Online Courses?
(January 11, 2007) And then Who? "Once Chairman Carter is no longer an administrator, who will replace him? It surely must be someone from within since, given the stockpile of economists, there cannot be an available line to hire a new chairman. Here are the EFIB faculty members available from which to select (afterthe n ew guys, in alphabetical order [excluding Farhang Niroomand, AssociateDean): "
(January 13, 2007) Above Your Pay Grade? Military men (and women) often use expressions that reflect their experience in the military. One such expression is “That’s above your [my, our] pay grade.” This saying is used to indicate that the recipient of the statement has no business involving himself or herself in whatever “that” is. This particular expression has been (over)used by EFIB Chair George Carter through the years as part of his crusade to create a culture of detached submission among rank and file faculty, but the concept is supported by almost all administrators in the CoB.
(January 18, 2007) Developing Story -- HATTIESBURG "Sources tell usmpride.com News that the EFIB’s search for a new Director for the CoB’s Center for Economics Education may now be inviolation of federal hiring guidelines/rules as set out by the EEOC...".
(January 18, 2007) No More Dr. Nice Guy "Management professor Stephen Bushardt once remarked to a then-CBA colleague that “if you don’t like George Carter, then there’s something wrong with you.” That was years ago, in the time just after Carter resigned as chair of the economics department in the late 1990s. Since hearing of this statement back in those days - a statement that has become conventional CBA wisdom over the years - I have thought little about it. However, events of the past few weeks and months that have been reported by this website have me thinking about that statement again...".
(January 19, 2007) As Transgressions go By "Chairman (DCP) Carter is not one to learn much from the past, including autogenous mistakes; one might think given the nature of recent mistakes - transgressions - including a semi-public apology for one, he might be somewhat more careful. One conclusion is DCP lives his life sprinting from one visceral reaction to another. React, do not think...".
(February 6, 2007) George Carter to the Untenured: "Vote for Option III" Near the end of the 19 September 2006 "Black Tuesday" faculty governance re-vote meeting in the EFIB, Chairman George Carter put the options facing the faculty on the table. A rhetorical question was then asked by finance professor Tom Lindley. Carter did not waste the opportunity to answer that rhetorical question from Lindley. In doing so, Carter was effectively telling the EFIB's 10 untenured professors how to vote.
(February 16, 2007) Night Court? An Investigative Series on the use of the CoB for Personal Gain "Readers of usmpride.com are now familiar with allegations regarding EFIB Chair George Carter’s use of USM facilities in the operation of his private business concern, Mississippi Consulting Group, Inc. A recent installment in this Special Report series entitled 'Conveniently Located' provided documentation (obtained through the MORA) about this matter. USM counsel Lee Gore used that documentation to argue that Carter's use of USM facilities to operate his consulting concern met and/or surpassed guidelines of "acceptable use." The previous report indicated that there is no language within the IHL guidelines for University counsel to make 'acceptable use'."
(March 2, 2007) Always at the SceneWhat did George Carter Know about Laurie Babin’s work on the Academic Integrity Policy,and when did he Know it? “Investigators at USMPRIDE.COM have obtained an interesting document thatsheds new light on the CoB’s “copy” of the Whitman School of Management’s(Syracuse University) Academic Integrity Policy. A number of reports have beenposted to this website in recent days showing that the CoB’s Academic IntegrityPolicy was copied, the better part of word-for-word, from a document availableon Syracuse University’s website. CoB Dean Harold Doty, who initiated CBEDefforts to create an academic honor code, was employed as a Chair in Syracuse’sWhitman School of Management prior to coming to USM in the summer of 2003…”.