(05-04-2020 06:53 AM)UTerry Wrote:  

(05-03-2020 08:25 AM)eastisbest Wrote:  

(05-03-2020 08:10 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  Have to do a national search. Find the best candidate not necessarily the most highly qualified. Maybe someone with a non traditional background.
Preferrably a mover and shaker from government or business. Somebody like Kasich(budget minded and ties to Ohio/Columbus-State government) would be a decent choice.

Worked very well for Purdue. Cut inefficiencies, held tuition 7 years I believe now. Without major complaint. Expanded the research park into a hopeful money maker, expanded academic outreach into the lowest economic regions of Indy through the Polytechnic High School (now schools after short term success) and globally through purchase of Kaplan.

A capitalist sure. It takes money to save money but more important someone from the true compasionate conservative movement that had kind of died on the tree.

Academia at the university and particularly at the local public level has always resisted hiring leadership, "not like us," and they continue to fail because they are so inbred. A voice or opinion of diverse experience risks the wrong end of the whack-a-mole game.

UT has an opportunity here. Same-ol, same-ol or look to who has experience and a plan in place and force of will power to serve the people, not themselves. Someone with the will to tell the hangers on, you stay only if you get on with the new program. With the right motivations, both needs tend to get met. There are skilled corporate capable individuals who are looking for institutions willing to break with the old and allow built institutions that serve the people. Find one of those.

Purdue has a plan to be, fully open in August. Come to fruition or not, they have contingencies in place so that decisions can be implemented quickly. The biggest cheerleader for that is the president. The heart seems honest. I hope it works for them.

Vic Kapoor did that and the faculty revolted and then "everybody" thought Kapoor was a terrible president and ran him off......

Specifically, which part of it are you saying Vic Kapoor did? I think by your own post we can omit "without complaint."