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Kliavkoff and Stanford were betting on their brands: Pac-12 and Stanford, respectively.  I think some of us who have worked in the real world know that carrying the Stanford name sometimes means you have to work extra hard to overcome any biases or jealousy from others.  Muir and other brand-protection admins probably don't know that.  

Incredibly perceptive and accurate comment. When I attended the Stanford of the East, we referred any mention of the school as "Dropping the H-bomb". Lots of preconceived notions, most of them sadly deserved.

You gotta scrap to get things done.  Look at Brett Yormark.  If you're not the king, you gotta move faster.  Was he beholden to the Big 12 presidents?  Maybe.  But maybe he had a frank conversation with them about how quickly decisions needed to be made and how much trust they had to invest in him.  Kliavkoff could have been hamstrung by the Pac-12 presidents, and if so, he should have convinced them of the necessity for trust, quicker action, and some degree of autonomy.

https://www.si.com/college/byu/football/...12-schools

After Aug 31 neither our former Provost or MTL should be drawing paychecks from Stanford.

Drell was supposedly on board until her successor is named in fall quarter. But with an interim president beginning next month, maybe we will get an interim provost.

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Kliavkoff and Stanford were betting on their brands: Pac-12 and Stanford, respectively.  I think some of us who have worked in the real world know that carrying the Stanford name sometimes means you have to work extra hard to overcome any biases or jealousy from others.  Muir and other brand-protection admins probably don't know that.  

Incredibly perceptive and accurate comment. When I attended the Stanford of the East, we referred any mention of the school as "Dropping the H-bomb". Lots of preconceived notions, most of them sadly deserved.

You gotta scrap to get things done.  Look at Brett Yormark.  If you're not the king, you gotta move faster.  Was he beholden to the Big 12 presidents?  Maybe.  But maybe he had a frank conversation with them about how quickly decisions needed to be made and how much trust they had to invest in him.  Kliavkoff could have been hamstrung by the Pac-12 presidents, and if so, he should have convinced them of the necessity for trust, quicker action, and some degree of autonomy.

https://www.si.com/college/byu/football/...12-schools

After Aug 31 neither our former Provost or MTL should be drawing paychecks from Stanford.

Drell was supposedly on board until her successor is named in fall quarter. But with an interim president beginning next month, maybe we will get an interim provost.