<p>odyssey:</p>
<p>Prof Kohn may be a wonderful professor, but his statement is beyond belief: “With this avenue cut off, we remain without any effective mechanism of governance. There is therefore no constraint on the potential misbehavior of this or any future administration.” Is there more to his story somewhere?</p>
<p>Econ is a growing and popular major at many colleges. And, it stresses the capacity of many colleges, even large Unis like UCLA. In the short run (econ term intended), any college can only react the way Prof. Edmonds did – overwork staff to accomodate the students. But, even in the longer-run, as a practical (and fiduciary matter) only so many staffing allocations can be given to Econ without negatively affecting other departments, (or turning D into a large Wharton.) </p>
<p>btw: I grealy appreciate the links you have provided. Do you have the exact and complete wording for the Alumni survey where 92% responded in support? (Having taken many courses in stats, I’ve learned that there are many easy ways to obtain the response you want just be phrasing the question.)</p>