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Date: Jan 14, 2006

ne MS DJ, 1/13/06: Cofer considers MSU opening

Date: Jan 14, 2006

The IHL may try to keep the MSU presidential search secret within the Magnolia state, but this article suggests it will be appropriately open elsewhere.

Date: Jan 14, 2006

"The Faculty Senate submitted names of about 20 prospects to Florida-based search consultant Jan Greenwood for consideration, Goodman said."

Is this how the process is likely to work at USM, too?

Date: Jan 14, 2006

Loose Lips Sink Ships wrote:

The IHL may try to keep the MSU presidential search secret within the Magnolia state, but this article suggests it will be appropriately open elsewhere.

It is very important that the USM Faculty Senate and AAUP chapter publicly push for campus visits by the finalists. Now is the time to join MSU in the request.

If this type of secrecy continues, we'll probably be buried in secrecy in other significant ways until there's a turnover in the composition of the IHL.

Date: Jan 14, 2006

Tom Meredith said the MSU search will be a model for future searches... aka the USM search. If you don't like secretive searches, you'd better say something now.

Date: Jan 14, 2006

USM Sympathizer wrote:

Is this how the process is likely to work at USM, too?

That's a secret, Symp.

Date: Jan 14, 2006

Secret Agent Man wrote:

Loose Lips Sink Ships wrote: It is very important that the USM Faculty Senate and AAUP chapter publicly push for campus visits by the finalists.

The emphasis here should be on "publicly." The position of the Faculty Senate and the AAUP should not be kept a secret. Shout it to the rooftops!

Date: Jan 14, 2006

casual observer wrote:

Tom Meredith said the MSU search will be a model for future searches... aka the USM search. If you don't like secretive searches, you'd better say something now.

This could be an indication of a movement toward a Mississippi higher education "system" with the IHL Commissioner functioning as the system Chancellor. If this happens, look for many more things to be decided centrally at the Board office.

Date: Jan 16, 2006

Southern Illinois University just went through the same thing. secret search. Good old boy politician got the job. Could Trent be the next prez at USM? I will be thinking about you guys .. it seems to be getting worse by the second.

Date: Jan 16, 2006

What a strange way to conduct a search. I know nothing more about the search except what I read in the newspapers It wouldn't surprise me if the new president has already been picked behind closed doors.

Date: Jan 16, 2006

I dare say the IHL won't treat Ole Miss like this when they begin their search for a new president.