Criticize the following claim based on the material from Chapter 3 of the text."We can't and we won't lower the quality of faculty in the California state universities, but it may be time to redefine what we mean by 'quality.'"-Former California State University System Chancellor Barry Munitz
What will be an ideal response?
This is almost gobbledygook. What it might be to "redefine" quality is pretty vague; it sounds as if he plans to lower standards and disguise the fact with redefinitions.
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What will be an ideal response?
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