Co-Written By Mr Richard Blau
When Harvard Law School Professor Arthur Miller took to the airwaves years
ago on “Miller’s Court,” explaining legal matters to public television
viewers, Harvard officials no doubt welcomed the publicity and attention his
appearances generated. But last summer Harvard attempted to draw the line at
Miller’s plans to offer lectures over the Internet though an on-line
university.
“The idea that professors can skim the cream, stick a course on the
Internet, and get all the gains isn’t acceptable,” a Harvard dean told The
Wall Street Journal. Soon after Miller’s planned Internet appearances were
announced, Harvard amended its faculty manual to forbid participation in
Internet-based universities without Harvard’s permission, the Journal
reported.
