Word: mumford
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Labeling many of the changes as a "nightmare." Chairman of the Mathematics Department David Mumford said, "University administrators are much harder to handle than the government. They don't trust the professors to do anything...
...While Mumford labeled university control over related grants as a "Godsend," he added that, "because the University is greedy, and wants to push up the overhead, they want us to keep more records We have three times as much paperwork...
...grant money. Many professors find these requirements irrational, particulary "effort reporting," where a professor must determine what percentage of his time he spends on certain tasks. In some fields where teaching, research and writing mesh inseparably, answering an effort report becomes a ludicrous job, says Math Department Chairman David Mumford...
...These idiots attempt to make us break down out time," Mumford explains. "In mathematics where everything is in your head when you start thinking about such a problem and stop thinking about it is very unclear...
...reality is cities will remain. They can get worse, and hopefully they can get better. Anyway, for whatever it's worth, I am with Lippman and Mumford in believing that what happens to them will both reflect and determine what happens to America. And perhaps someday soon Harvard and the country will be with them...