As this PSE funding shit show has unfolded, one question that has haunted me is why Alberta's extensive alumni community is not working to reverse some or all of the cuts. As they watch programs being cancelled, staff layoffs, and who knows what next, they should be concerned about the degradation of the UofA brand, and hence the value of their degrees.
And yet, when one goes to the Alumni Council website, is there even one word about the devastation? No, just the usual PR happy talk, and the ubiquitous money grubbing. Not to mention this nonsense. It's embarrassing. I would like to see some leadership from this group, to mount a campaign to protect the University from the inept mismanagement by this government. Or do they even care, once they have their degrees and jobs? Well, if they ever plan to seek employment based on their degrees, they should. If they have kids they want to educate, they should. If they want to see a sustainable, diverse economy in this province, they should.
Will they? Because once it's gone, once we're gone, it will never come back.
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