In yesterday's Blog I wrote about the University of Denver and the outsourcing of the DU Bookstore to Follett Higher Education Group. I personally feel that it was a big mistake, but it is the trend now nationwide. Of course, when Fort Lewis College in Durango outsourced it's bookstore to Follett, they offered the store's employees other jobs on campus, but the University of Denver did no such thing. However, that was a few years ago, and the university now has a new chancellor, Rebecca Chopp (do they call her "Chop Chop"?), and Frederico Pena, the former mayor of Denver and Secretary of Transportation, who I have always admired, is now on the Board of Trustees. Maybe their input would have resulted in different decisions if the outsourcing had occurred today. In any case, I did have a steady job at DU for almost 30 years and almost 30 years of participating in their 401K plan (or whatever numbers they use), and so I really can't be bitter about the whole thing. At least too bitter, anyway.
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