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NikonNurse 09-21-2017, 04:40 PM Even when I was young, my dad, a die hard Republican was a Boren fan, when he was in politics. Really respected him. I don't get the hate either.
He was chair of the Armed Services Committee I believe, I think he received a lot of accolades for that and his Senate tenure from what I remember.
TheTravellers 09-21-2017, 05:11 PM https://www.thelostogle.com/2017/09/21/david-boren-has-retired-good-riddance/
Not a flattering article (to say the least), and I don't care one way or another about Boren, but it's an interesting viewpoint by Patrick...
https://www.thelostogle.com/2017/09/21/david-boren-has-retired-good-riddance/
Not a flattering article (to say the least), and I don't care one way or another about Boren, but it's an interesting viewpoint by Patrick...
He has some good points and I respect that he sticks his neck out and bucks the "we all must pretend to be nice while everyone really knows what's going on but won't say it out loud" BS that pervades this city and state.
I'm sure that is why his site has gained such a following. I don't always agree with him and he can come across as a bit angry, but he's a smart guy and is often the only one calling people out when it's needed.
SoonerDave 09-22-2017, 06:50 AM I'm no Boren sycophant, but that article comes across as just a bit bitter and arbitrary, pointing to a few more recent incidents to justify painting a broader negative picture. I think those of us who remember his broader service to the state over his lifetime might have a more balanced perspective. To each their own.
The thing with Hamm and Continental over the earthquake research was nearly an unforgivable breech of ethics on many levels, despite all the other great things Boren did.
It's fair to raise that and other issues to provide a fuller context.
The only reason that wasn't a bigger deal is that 1) most of the OU regents and benefactors are also aligned with the O&G industry; and 2) many / most people in Oklahoma are fine with just about any means -- ethical or not -- as long as the interests of the almighty O&G business are served.
These are exactly the types of points almost no one else will raise in this state, and I can relate to TLO having to constantly provide counter-arguments and thus be labeled a 'hater' when all the other local press is taking money from these same interests and basically serving as public relations for them.
It's no fun to constantly be criticized for calling attention to the Emperor's New Clothes but it's in the best interest of the community for someone to do so.
LocoAko 09-22-2017, 09:31 AM The thing with Hamm and Continental over the earthquake research was nearly an unforgivable breech of ethics on many levels, despite all the other great things Boren did.
It's fair to raise that and other issues to provide a fuller context.
The only reason that wasn't a bigger deal is that 1) most of the OU regents and benefactors are also aligned with the O&G industry; and 2) many / most people in Oklahoma are fine with just about any means -- ethical or not -- as long as the interests of the almighty O&G business are served.
Yep.
Midtowner 09-26-2017, 07:55 AM If oil and gas interests who didn't put Boren in that position in the first place had enough sway over him during his term of office to get him to shill for them, just imagine who those interests are going to approve of as his replacement. My prediction is that they tap James Inhofe as Boren's replacement. I know he's 82, but I can't think of another more qualified, more loyal to oil and gas person than he.
dankrutka 09-26-2017, 01:09 PM If oil and gas interests who didn't put Boren in that position in the first place had enough sway over him during his term of office to get him to shill for them, just imagine who those interests are going to approve of as his replacement. My prediction is that they tap James Inhofe as Boren's replacement. I know he's 82, but I can't think of another more qualified, more loyal to oil and gas person than he.
Well, appointing a globally known anti-science politician to head a research university is a sure way to kill OU's reputation, morale, and faculty and student rectruitment. But, Inhoffe, could bring the oil and gas lobby right into OU's Administration full time.
Midtowner 09-26-2017, 07:44 PM Our oil barons would prefer that OU be the oil and gas equivalent of whatever school produced the "scientists" who argued that tobacco was safe. The current political climate in Oklahoma is very anti-academia, very anti-science. I would expect an appointment of someone who fits that mold. Maybe James Lankford would be up for it if he'd renounce the burnt orange? The people in power want yes men, not leaders. Look at the depths Boren had to sink to keep those oil and gas dollars flowing. He was smart enough to know the difference between right and wrong. I don't know whether the Regents are going to believe that to be an asset or a liability anymore.
PhiAlpha 09-26-2017, 10:51 PM Our oil barons would prefer that OU be the oil and gas equivalent of whatever school produced the "scientists" who argued that tobacco was safe. The current political climate in Oklahoma is very anti-academia, very anti-science. I would expect an appointment of someone who fits that mold. Maybe James Lankford would be up for it if he'd renounce the burnt orange? The people in power want yes men, not leaders. Look at the depths Boren had to sink to keep those oil and gas dollars flowing. He was smart enough to know the difference between right and wrong. I don't know whether the Regents are going to believe that to be an asset or a liability anymore.
So dramatic tonight.
While whoever gets the job shouldn’t be a push over for the energy industry, they certainly shouldn’t be anti oil and gas... some of OU’s best programs are energy related.
Jersey Boss 09-28-2017, 01:41 PM Our oil barons would prefer that OU be the oil and gas equivalent of whatever school produced the "scientists" who argued that tobacco was safe. The current political climate in Oklahoma is very anti-academia, very anti-science. I would expect an appointment of someone who fits that mold. Maybe James Lankford would be up for it if he'd renounce the burnt orange? The people in power want yes men, not leaders. Look at the depths Boren had to sink to keep those oil and gas dollars flowing. He was smart enough to know the difference between right and wrong. I don't know whether the Regents are going to believe that to be an asset or a liability anymore.
What should the University be seeking for in a candidate for this position?
Jersey Boss 09-28-2017, 01:42 PM So dramatic tonight.
While whoever gets the job shouldn’t be a push over for the energy industry, they certainly shouldn’t be anti oil and gas... some of OU’s best programs are energy related.
Same question- What should the University be seeking for in a candidate for this position?
Jersey Boss 09-28-2017, 01:46 PM I feel that the president of the flagship university should not be a member of any corporate boards. I feel that as the President of OU one should only be serving one master, and that master should not be corporate entities.
FighttheGoodFight 09-28-2017, 01:57 PM Board of Regents has called a meeting in OKC on Oct. 1 (Sunday) with only one agenda item. Replacing Boren.
Midtowner 09-28-2017, 02:09 PM So dramatic tonight.
While whoever gets the job shouldn’t be a push over for the energy industry, they certainly shouldn’t be anti oil and gas... some of OU’s best programs are energy related.
The President of the State's top University should promote sound science over industry bull****. I don't think that's anti oil and gas. The truth isn't pro or anti anything. It just is. Boren apparently had a problem with that when it came to wealthy benefactors. The business where he and Hamm tried to influence scientific work on the seismic activity caused by wastewater injection is very unfortunate. What happened there was very off-putting. He did accomplish a lot of great things. The University is MUCH better off financially than it previously was. Almost every college has grown significantly. They are recruiting quality professors and graduating quality students despite existing in a state where a large number of voters question the need to invest at all in higher education.
It's so complicated because to fund those faculty positions (and academic facilities, and scholarships and athletic facilities) you need a big endowment and that takes tons of contributions from wealthy people.
And most wealthy people who would give to OU have some sort of connection to oil and gas.
Midtowner 09-28-2017, 08:41 PM It's so complicated because to fund those faculty positions (and academic facilities, and scholarships and athletic facilities) you need a big endowment and that takes tons of contributions from wealthy people.
And most wealthy people who would give to OU have some sort of connection to oil and gas.
So the President will have a choice to make--the credibility of the academic pursuits on campus or wealthy influence peddling donors. Boren chose the later. Was that a good choice? I think it's a very complicated situation given that we have a state full of voters who question the need to fund higher ed in the first place. Maybe he believes that the school's primary focus should be building endowments at any cost because the legislature can be very unkind? I could understand that.
Rover 09-28-2017, 09:21 PM So the President will have a choice to make--the credibility of the academic pursuits on campus or wealthy influence peddling donors. Boren chose the later. Was that a good choice? I think it's a very complicated situation given that we have a state full of voters who question the need to fund higher ed in the first place. Maybe he believes that the school's primary focus should be building endowments at any cost because the legislature can be very unkind? I could understand that.
I take it you just hate Boren. You obviously don’t know what is going on at the university or what it’s stature is. Maybe you just hate oil companies.
Midtowner 09-28-2017, 09:24 PM I take it you just hate Boren. You obviously don’t know what is going on at the university or what it’s stature is. Maybe you just hate oil companies.
Absolutely don't hate him. I don't hate oil companies. I don't appreciate them when they get the President of the state's most prestigious university to shut down research into earthquakes caused by oil and gas companies. He did something I think was immoral. It's a stain on his legacy and it was 100% his choice.
ctchandler 09-28-2017, 10:48 PM I feel that the president of the flagship university should not be a member of any corporate boards. I feel that as the President of OU one should only be serving one master, and that master should not be corporate entities.
Jersey Boss,
David Boren donates all of the pay for being on the various boards to the University and has from the beginning. I'm not cheering or booing Boren, but if every president does the same, it's some substantial bucks for OU.
C. T.
mugofbeer 09-28-2017, 10:55 PM Absolutely don't hate him. I don't hate oil companies. I don't appreciate them when they get the President of the state's most prestigious university to shut down research into earthquakes caused by oil and gas companies. He did something I think was immoral. It's a stain on his legacy and it was 100% his choice.
Source of info? Info available online indicates OU earthquake research is ongoing and constant.
mugofbeer 09-28-2017, 11:04 PM I think overall, Boren has done a good job. I haven't agreed with all he's done and he's made some bad choices at times but a school such as OU has to constantly search for donations. If OU gets money from oil and gas then so be it. I'm sure UTexas, Harvard and Northwestern do, too...just in lesser proportion to the total. O & G $ is what is available.
Rover 09-29-2017, 02:21 PM Absolutely don't hate him. I don't hate oil companies. I don't appreciate them when they get the President of the state's most prestigious university to shut down research into earthquakes caused by oil and gas companies. He did something I think was immoral. It's a stain on his legacy and it was 100% his choice.
2 points: One, I don't think you are accurately portraying the state of the research. There was some 2+2=6 math going on and assumptions about possible fund raising and Harold Hamm, with some politics thrown in.
Two, OU's position is that water injections "likely" create tremors and quakes. Earlier they said they couldn't yet make the connection. However, this same reversal of opinions happened elsewhere also. And, I believe their research is ongoing and not shut down. Interestingly, at about that same time I was doing a project at perhaps the US's leading engineering and research firm which is associated with one of the leading universities in the upper mid-west and they were also doing research on the frac/earthquake subject for the US government and they couldn't find early absolute proof of connection, then later softened their stand. And the university they are associated is definitely not controlled by the O&G industry.
PhiAlpha 09-30-2017, 11:54 PM So the President will have a choice to make--the credibility of the academic pursuits on campus or wealthy influence peddling donors. Boren chose the later. Was that a good choice? I think it's a very complicated situation given that we have a state full of voters who question the need to fund higher ed in the first place. Maybe he believes that the school's primary focus should be building endowments at any cost because the legislature can be very unkind? I could understand that.
What voters question the need to “fund” higher education? Many question what methods should be used to fund it (as they should), but to say we have a state full of voters that question the need to fund it at all is hyperbole.
PhiAlpha 10-01-2017, 12:00 AM Same question- What should the University be seeking for in a candidate for this position?
Among other things, someone who has the connections to continue Boren’s successful fund raising efforts and who is politically moderate.
traxx 10-02-2017, 09:51 AM 2 points: One, I don't think you are accurately portraying the state of the research. There was some 2+2=6 math going on and assumptions about possible fund raising and Harold Hamm, with some politics thrown in.
Two, OU's position is that water injections "likely" create tremors and quakes. Earlier they said they couldn't yet make the connection. However, this same reversal of opinions happened elsewhere also. And, I believe their research is ongoing and not shut down. Interestingly, at about that same time I was doing a project at perhaps the US's leading engineering and research firm which is associated with one of the leading universities in the upper mid-west and they were also doing research on the frac/earthquake subject for the US government and they couldn't find early absolute proof of connection, then later softened their stand. And the university they are associated is definitely not controlled by the O&G industry.
Not to take this thread too far off topic but here's this:
Oklahoma earthquakes linked to oil and gas wastewater disposal wells, say Stanford researchers (http://news.stanford.edu/2015/06/18/okla-quake-drilling-061815/)
One possible solution, Zoback said, would be to cease injection of produced water into the Arbuckle formation entirely, and instead inject it back into producing formations such as the Mississippian Lime, an oil-rich limestone layer where much of the produced water in Oklahoma comes from in the first place.
Rover 10-02-2017, 10:44 AM Among other things, someone who has the connections to continue Boren’s successful fund raising efforts and who is politically moderate.
Boren was respected across all spectrum as a centrist who was both intelligent and well informed. He raised money from a wide variety of people with lots of political leanings. It isn’t about left or right, it is about being on the correct side of things. It is about understanding the role of academia in our society and creating the power that comes with knowledge, intelligence, and wisdom. Universities should capture the imaginations and ambitions of young adults and help them find learning, reasoning, and leadership skills that help them lead their generation of technicians, professionals, businessmen, and yes, politicians. OU needs a leader that understands and inspires. One who can communicate a bigger vision and plans to achieve it...including the money to pay for it.
Tom Cole would be my choice. He's a moderate Republican that will make certain important people happy. He's got a Masters from Yale and a PhD. He's on the Smithsonian Board of Regents, and on the board of the Fulbright Association. He used to be a college professor. He ticks all the right boxes. He's also old enough that he's not going to be there forever, like Boren was.
Everybody would respect that choice. He'd bring in a lot of big donations, and he's got a good academic background. Assuming the university can't make a big splash by getting someone like Condoleeza Rice (some have been suggesting her), Cole is a great selection. I don't know if he'd want to do it, but he's an easy pick.
Rover 10-02-2017, 12:57 PM Tom Cole would be my choice. He's a moderate Republican that will make certain important people happy. He's got a Masters from Yale and a PhD. He's on the Smithsonian Board of Regents, and on the board of the Fulbright Association. He used to be a college professor. He ticks all the right boxes. He's also old enough that he's not going to be there forever, like Boren was.
Everybody would respect that choice. He'd bring in a lot of big donations, and he's got a good academic background. Assuming the university can't make a big splash by getting someone like Condoleeza Rice (some have been suggesting her), Cole is a great selection. I don't know if he'd want to do it, but he's an easy pick.
Hardly call him a moderate. He has championed the most conservative side of the Republican party for quite some time and has been a political operative for some time. Could be alienating in that regard. His age might be a concern. It might be hard to convince the kids on college that he understands them and their issues as he hasn't exhibited that in Congress. It is hard to believe the current conservative republican advocates have empathy for females, minorities, international students, real science, or a free press. Their issues don't really resonate with students except at Falwell's school.
FighttheGoodFight 10-02-2017, 02:22 PM Two weeks and the board of regents will announce the search committee members.
Jersey Boss 10-10-2017, 09:46 AM I would hope that the University would not select a partisan who has a documented history of voting the party line. The University has one regent, Keating, who is currently advocating against the state attempting to reverse the outflow of revenue which is detrimental to all state agencies as well as higher ed. OU certainly does not need this type of radical thought in the president's office. I think OCU got it right in selecting a former judge, one who has looked at many sides of an issue before rendering a opinion.
FighttheGoodFight 03-06-2018, 01:11 PM Seven candidates are now being interviewed by the Regents of Oklahoma. All secret of course.
The only thing we do know is Robert Henry (OCU Former Pres) and Tom Cole are not in the running. Daniel Pullin (Dean of Price College) submitted an application but not known if he is in the final seven.
LocoAko 03-23-2018, 11:57 PM An oil and gas executive who is a big donor to OU. Groan.
http://www.oudaily.com/news/what-we-know-ou-expected-to-name-former-business-executive/article_148661b6-2eda-11e8-8b61-a7742a6a8fb8.html
BG918 03-24-2018, 12:01 AM I was hoping for Harroz Jr.
LocoAko 03-24-2018, 12:11 AM nm
Rover 03-24-2018, 08:58 AM An oil and gas executive who is a big donor to OU. Groan.
http://www.oudaily.com/news/what-we-know-ou-expected-to-name-former-business-executive/article_148661b6-2eda-11e8-8b61-a7742a6a8fb8.html
What do you know about him that elicits a groan? Is it that he has been highly successful running large and sophisticated organizations in fields that OU is known in and excels at, or that he knows lots of wealth persons who might be potential donors? Or that he has achieved advanced degrees and is highly educated?
dcsooner 03-24-2018, 09:11 AM What do you know about him that elicits a groan? Is it that he has been highly successful running large and sophisticated organizations in fields that OU is known in and excels at, or that he knows lots of wealth persons who might be potential donors? Or that he has achieved advanced degrees and is highly educated?
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jonny d 03-24-2018, 09:15 AM An oil and gas executive who is a big donor to OU. Groan.
http://www.oudaily.com/news/what-we-know-ou-expected-to-name-former-business-executive/article_148661b6-2eda-11e8-8b61-a7742a6a8fb8.html
It's that guy! The guy is an awesome CEO, and has immense fundraising ties (to much bigger oil money in Houston). Who were you actually wanting? I want to hear some legitimate names.
PhiAlpha 03-24-2018, 10:24 AM What do you know about him that elicits a groan? Is it that he has been highly successful running large and sophisticated organizations in fields that OU is known in and excels at, or that he knows lots of wealth persons who might be potential donors? Or that he has achieved advanced degrees and is highly educated?
Yeah this x1000...come on...
king183 03-24-2018, 11:01 AM What do you know about him that elicits a groan? Is it that he has been highly successful running large and sophisticated organizations in fields that OU is known in and excels at, or that he knows lots of wealth persons who might be potential donors? Or that he has achieved advanced degrees and is highly educated?
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PhiAlpha 03-24-2018, 01:08 PM It will be great to have someone who is not a politician, but also has the ability to generate donations, running the school for a change.
HangryHippo 03-24-2018, 01:58 PM It will be great to have someone who is not a politician, but also has the ability to generate donations, running the school for a change.
Why will that be great, if you don’t mind me asking?
Naptown12713 03-24-2018, 02:44 PM I hope that the new OU President is not a disciple of DT.
BG918 03-24-2018, 03:35 PM I hope that the new OU President is not a disciple of DT.
I was about to say the same thing when someone says they don’t want a politician in a traditional politician role. I personally feel like a university president should have an academic background.
Jheat 03-24-2018, 03:48 PM What does DT stand for?
Rover 03-24-2018, 10:25 PM I was about to say the same thing when someone says they don’t want a politician in a traditional politician role. I personally feel like a university president should have an academic background.
Why?
mugofbeer 03-25-2018, 02:32 PM Anyone hearing rumors of who it is?
dankrutka 03-25-2018, 02:35 PM Anyone hearing rumors of who it is?
http://www.normantranscript.com/news/former-energy-executive-expected-to-be-named-next-ou-president/article_bfdc3a14-2ee8-11e8-bdc6-57d284bce31f.html
Paseofreak 03-25-2018, 03:04 PM So, no hope for intellectual transparency from the Geology Dept. or the OGS???
dankrutka 03-25-2018, 08:52 PM So, no hope for intellectual transparency from the Geology Dept. or the OGS???
This is one reason this hire is concerning. To hire someone with strong ties to oil and gas after OU tried to silence researchers in the area isn't a great look. We'll see how this president handles this issue. Second, it's disappointing that only white men are appointed president at OU. This is OU's 14th president and they've all fit those same demographics. For a closed search of 6 white men and 2 white women to just pick an white, male oil and gas exec just feels like the good ol' boy system is in place. If faculty were involved I can assure you they would have brought up issues like these and that transparency would have likely led to a more cohesive, informed, and thorough process.
I am not judging the selection because I don't know much about the presumed pick. I hope he does an excellent job for the university. Heck, with the state funding cuts, the board may have been forced to hire the person most able to fund raise. I have no idea. I am just saying there are red flags and the secrecy of the search only raises those them a bit higher.
bombermwc 03-26-2018, 08:39 AM Yeah i dont think that's unique to OU. Old white men tend to be the university president standard across the country. Rather than complain about that, i'd prefer to look at each one individually and see if they were the right person for the job. A lot of the time its a matter of who applied and often there's a clear leader as the process moves ahead. Sometimes the one they think will do well, sucks....and vice versa. But that's true of any job. Unfortunately, we have to wait and see how things go. If the guy doesn't do a good job, it's not like the board won't oust him and search again. That's definitely been done before at other large universities. You just dont want to have to do that very often.
PhiAlpha 03-26-2018, 08:43 AM Second, it's disappointing that only white men are appointed president at OU. This is OU's 14th president and they've all fit those same demographics. For a closed search of 6 white men and 2 white women to just pick an white, male oil and gas exec just feels like the good ol' boy system is in place. If faculty were involved I can assure you they would have brought up issues like these and that transparency would have likely led to a more cohesive, informed, and thorough process.
I’m not sure I understand why you’re disappointed. If more people of different races and genders had been included in the search and the board determined that the best and most qualified choice out of the group was a white, male oil and gas executive, would you still be disappointed?
FighttheGoodFight 03-26-2018, 09:03 AM When Boren came people thought he was awful then the second year less so then everyone liked him. I am willing to give anyone a few years to see how the vision goes. If it all doesn't work out the board will get a new president.
I am interested to see how many Big 12 schools have presidents not from an academia background.
PhiAlpha 03-26-2018, 09:22 AM When Boren came people thought he was awful then the second year less so then everyone liked him. I am willing to give anyone a few years to see how the vision goes. If it all doesn't work out the board will get a new president.
I am interested to see how many Big 12 schools have presidents not from an academia background.
I don’t mean for it to sound like I’m suggesting that you said this, but David Boren didn’t have an academia background either.
FighttheGoodFight 03-26-2018, 09:26 AM I don’t mean for it to sound like I’m suggesting that you said this, but David Boren didn’t have an academia background either.
Yes I am aware. I was just wondering if it is normal in the big 12 to have more with academia backgrounds or more with business or political backgrounds.
Running universities has changed drastically since even Boren took office.
More than ever, it is big business and the key function of the leaders seem to be funding, either wrangling more from the state (if public) or obtaining corporate and individual gifts. It's unbelievable how much more competitive this all has become and how expensive it is to even go to somewhere like OU. Even allowing for inflation, I calculated that tuition and fees are close to 10X what I was paying when I graduated in the early 80's.
For these reasons, it seems universities are looking more to business types. Not sure if that is good or bad but just the sheer numbers involved almost dictate it.
dankrutka 03-26-2018, 09:35 AM I’m not sure I understand why you’re disappointed. If more people of different races and genders had been included in the search and the board determined that the best and most qualified choice out of the group was a white, male oil and gas executive, would you still be disappointed?
My problem is that we have no evidence that the board expanded the search beyond that demographic, which unless you believe that only white men are capable of being university presidents, means that they may not have properly searched the field of candidates. In many professions, the good ol' boy system has resulted in candidate pools being limited to people withing their social and/or business circles, which fail to bring in many qualified candidates. Once doors are opened to all candidates, search committees often find that there are many people they did not know who are highly qualified. I never said this president is not qualified or will not be successful, but considering the diversity of Oklahoma and OU's student body, it's fair to expect a number of women, people of color, and/or Indigenous peoples were in the search pool, right? When you have diverse, open searches over time, you won't tend to get the same demographic every time.
FighttheGoodFight 03-26-2018, 09:35 AM Did a little research for my own purpose.
UT - Gregory L. Fenves - Academia
TTU - Lawrence Schovanec - Academia
Baylor - Linda Livingstone - Academia
OSU - Burns Hargis - Business
OU - James Gallogly - Business
ISU - Wendy Wintersteen - Academia
KSU - Richard Myers - Military
KU - Douglas A. Girod - Academia
TCU - Victor Boschini - Academia
WVU - E. Gordon Gee - Academia
About 7/10 are from academic backgrounds. I found it interesting that both of Okahoma's are from business backgrounds. That might have more to do with the board of regents than anything.
dankrutka 03-26-2018, 09:39 AM For these reasons, it seems universities are looking more to business types. Not sure if that is good or bad but just the sheer numbers involved almost dictate it.
Yeah, but as someone who works in academia, I would be interested to see how much more success business people actually have in the many hats they wear as a president. A lot of business people are totally shielded from the diverse groups and work they are expected to understand on a university campus. I worked at a university that hired a relatively young woman from academia to lead their university and by all accounts she's been a smashing success in fundraising and otherwise. When you become a university president, you are immediately connected to donors. I just don't see the role of a president being the same as business person.
dcsooner 03-26-2018, 09:39 AM My problem is that we have no evidence that the board expanded the search beyond that demographic, which unless you believe that only white men are capable of being university presidents, means that they may not have properly searched the field of candidates. In many professions, the good ol' boy system has resulted in candidate pools being limited to people withing their social and/or business circles, which fail to bring in many qualified candidates. Once doors are opened to all candidates, search committees often find that there are many people they did not know who are highly qualified. I never said this president is not qualified or will not be successful, but considering the diversity of Oklahoma and OU's student body, it's fair to expect a number of women, people of color, and/or Indigenous peoples were in the search pool, right? When you have diverse, open searches over time, you won't tend to get the same demographic every time.
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