Not a good look for JMU or Alger. Cronyism.

https://www.richmond.com/news/plus/recor...d4a7b.html

I'm not a digital subscriber. Give us a recap of the article.

Here is another link for those who don't have a RTD subscription.

https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/...365ae.html

Longhorn, when you have a moment to digest this, would you give us some thoughts.

(12-14-2018 01:14 PM)JMU2004 Wrote:  Not a good look for JMU or Alger. Cronyism.

https://www.richmond.com/news/plus/recor...d4a7b.html

To the contrary - it appears he is loyal and takes care of his friends.

Yikes! Not a good look, at all.

(12-14-2018 01:24 PM)Dukester Wrote:  

(12-14-2018 01:14 PM)JMU2004 Wrote:  Not a good look for JMU or Alger. Cronyism.

https://www.richmond.com/news/plus/recor...d4a7b.html

To the contrary - it appears he is loyal and takes care of his friends.

People helping people regardless of their political affiliation!

A+ thread title

(12-14-2018 01:28 PM)OBXDuke11 Wrote:  

(12-14-2018 01:24 PM)Dukester Wrote:  

(12-14-2018 01:14 PM)JMU2004 Wrote:  Not a good look for JMU or Alger. Cronyism.

https://www.richmond.com/news/plus/recor...d4a7b.html

To the contrary - it appears he is loyal and takes care of his friends.

People helping people regardless of their political affiliation!

Might be just me, but I would rather 140k plus rent get added to a head coach's package versus giving it to someone while allowing them to create their own job description.

I guess the board of visitors won't have an issue with the retirement plan Alger offers since they may get the same package in the future.

All jokes aside, this is a big deal in public higher ed.

(12-14-2018 01:38 PM)JMU2004 Wrote:  All jokes aside, this is a big deal in public higher ed.

Yeah - I just read the article. This stinks to high heaven.

Really not too funny.

Can we fire the board and Alger?

My goodness - what the hell?

(12-14-2018 01:43 PM)Dukester Wrote:  

(12-14-2018 01:38 PM)JMU2004 Wrote:  All jokes aside, this is a big deal in public higher ed.

Yeah - I just read the article. This stinks to high heaven.

Really not too funny.

Can we fire the board and Alger?

My goodness - what the hell?

Political appointments.

Would take a lot of public outcry and political pressure to remove board members I’d imagine, unless there is something here that qualifies as criminal. It’s the political wheels in motion, imagine it happens a lot more than you’d expect everywhere in gov’t.

Here’s an example of some of the appointments:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.richmon...1.amp.html

The Board could fire Alger, but in this case, why would they do so?

(12-14-2018 01:33 PM)#YEEHAWDUKES Wrote:  A+ thread title

The last word in any thread title, henceforth, will be "house." So, it is written.

Needs more WOW in the title though

Cronyism, maybe. Reading between the lines, I don't all that much wrong, pretty common stuff in the business world. However some may want to look more at the author, Patrick Wilson and some of the other stuff he writes about.

Hahaha. Alger looking like dumbo right now.
I used to think he was smart, just too nerdy.

Lots of bad decisions highlighted in that article.
#notmypresident

(12-14-2018 01:58 PM)Deez Nuts Wrote:  Needs more WOW in the title though

Maybe this will keep the trolls from other schools away.


NAH!!!

(12-14-2018 01:28 PM)OBXDuke11 Wrote:  People helping people regardless of their political affiliation!

There were concerns from some about Alger's "liberalism". Good to see he's being bi-partisan.

Is this really that big of a deal? Dont visiting scholars get sweetheart deals all the time due to their connections?

Pretty sure Bolling's kid went to JMU as well.

(12-14-2018 02:09 PM)Centdukesfan Wrote:  Is this really that big of a deal? Dont visiting scholars get sweetheart deals all the time due to their connections?

Pretty sure Bolling's kid went to JMU as well.

Yep, I was about to say the same thing. He's a former big name in politics. You think Jim Comey didn't get to write his own job description at W&M?? I bet if a reporter decided to FOIA W&M (or any other school with politician employees) to death they'd find more of the same.