C.L. Letter--University search process altered

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061110/OPINION02/611100301/1009/OPINION

"The 2003 "open" search for the USM president allowed a few powerful individuals to exert undue influence on the search process - perhaps the only time in Mississippi history that a president was forced on a university in the face of widespread campus opposition.

That mistake cost the College Board credibility with many at USM but recent changes in membership and governance may mark a new direction. The improved board seems to have a clearer sense of mission and a reluctance to influence internal university policy processes."