[Snorlax94]

I was a little concerned because it almost feels like stanford was caught off guard by this and a bit unprepared.

I skimmed Richard Saller’s bio and was somewhat relieved — he was the former Dean of the school of arts and humanities, which I would think would be one of the top qualifications on campus, and he is also the former provost at the University of Chicago.

People are focused on the departures of MTL and Drell but normally, you keep a president until a new one is found and normally you have a provost to help you get through the transition, but Stanford feels like it will have a bit of a vacuum during a critical and challenging time for the university.

Sallers sounds like he should have at least some clue about the behemoth he will be stewarding. Hopefully the BoT can do a better job this time.

[Snorlax94]

I was a little concerned because it almost feels like stanford was caught off guard by this and a bit unprepared.

I skimmed Richard Saller’s bio and was somewhat relieved — he was the former Dean of the school of arts and humanities, which I would think would be one of the top qualifications on campus, and he is also the former provost at the University of Chicago.

People are focused on the departures of MTL and Drell but normally, you keep a president until a new one is found and normally you have a provost to help you get through the transition, but Stanford feels like it will have a bit of a vacuum during a critical and challenging time for the university.

Sallers sounds like he should have at least some clue about the behemoth he will be stewarding. Hopefully the BoT can do a better job this time.