You're right that he inherited a shite show from a budgetary standpoint. But if you really think the state of higher ed in Louisiana wasn't clearly in horrible disrepair prior to 2013, you've had your head in the sand.

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I'd prefer someone with a stem background

Both my wife (college statistics professor) and I (university communications coordinator) work in higher ed. And this statement makes absolutely no sense if you're assuming that STEM majors would have a skill set that would make them somehow better able to handle the job.

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peer institution we're aspiring to be, like Ohio State or UGA

Agreed

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Posted by TheDrunkenTigah

Baton Rouge

Member since Aug 2011

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Posted on 5/3/16 at 12:05 pm to Guava Jelly

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Both my wife (college statistics professor) and I (university communications coordinator) work in higher ed. And this statement makes absolutely no sense if you're assuming that STEM majors would have a skill set that would make them somehow better able to handle the job.

Gee, I wonder why.

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Posted by tigerbait2010

PNW

Member since May 2006

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Posted on 5/3/16 at 12:10 pm to Guava Jelly

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You're right that he inherited a shite show from a budgetary standpoint. But if you really think the state of higher ed in Louisiana wasn't clearly in horrible disrepair prior to 2013, you've had your head in the sand.

Not necessarily that but stories like Roy King and another professor that have come up the past year or two. Yes, i know Louisiana's budget crisis for higher education was apparent before his arrival

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