So President Biden should be endorsed by the Republicans?
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Mark Kennedy new, but soon to be old CU President - Official CU president Thread
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I think that is fair criticism.
I'm just trying to separate the reality of trying to do anything big at CU. 4 very independent campuses with different... Everything. It just takes a long time to get organized and rolling, much less build consensus. Even if he had sold a perfect vision, it would still take 2 years to get going
I think given another 2 years he might have seen some success in his initiatives.... But it wouldn't be sustained from his failures as a leader.
Well, if he wanted more time to formulate a long-term vision and a POA&M his first step should have been to build relationships with those whose trust would be required to support longevity.
Honestly, I read a couple of his emails, but I have no idea what his vision is/was, or what he accomplished while he was here.
Benson wasn't ****ing around though, even if the faculty hated him too.
Yes, I agree with everything you've written here
Kennedy’s departure from the liberal bastion of North Dakota was celebrated. While there, he was a terrible money maker and even worse people person. Strangely enough, he came to Colorado and had exactly the same problems.
It shouldn't be a political appointment, and this speaks to a larger issue: IIRC CU is one of only 2 R1 Universities (I believe Michigan is the other) where the Regents on the board are elected after running in statewide elections as a member of a political party. It shouldn't be surprising that CU ends up with results like "unqualified politician from small state school hired as new president by right-leaning BOR" and "unqualified president ousted by left-leaning BOR."
This method of appointing the BOR needs to end yesterday.
Also- to @dio 's point, I also have no firm inside information, but the one friend I spoke to who works for CU certainly made it sound like Kennedy was the one who pulled the rip cord here.
Do we have the data to back this up? I have seen it mentioned a few times, but cannot find anything to back it up.
I am sure he was not setting the world on fire with his fundraising, but again, if the financials were that bad, just fire the guy for poor performance.
Or if he was not living up to the standards expected of a CU president, fire the guy for that saying they want to go in a different direction.
All that is fine, and I wont disagree with you, again it was not a great hire in the first place, but the way this all was handled made everyone look like idiots.
Another side note: The few times I met Kennedy (pre-pandemic), he seemed like a nice enough guy. Sure we didn't get into talking about policy, and it was a fundraising events, but he and his wife at least seemed to be likeable people on a personal level. That cannot be said about many others...
You should read the entirety of this very thread. Articles and insights from people familiar with his departure from North Dakota indicate that he sucked with people (i.e. his subordinates and colleagues) and fundraising. To the surprise of nobody, he failed to succeed at both of these at Colorado.
That's not funny.
Well, I just hope they don't do something stupid like hire a complete ****ing bozo. I don't know how much faith I have in that. Y'all know more about the hierarchy there than I do.
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Sure, what he did at North Dakota made him a dumb hire, bad hire. But what he did here is what should be merit for being fired. My point is I dont disagree to go another direction, but think they handled it about as well as the food cart. Makes CU look like clowns.
Not really. At North Dakota, he sucked at people and fundraising. He failed at both at Colorado. It’s time for him to move on.
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^^^I was told the same regarding the rip cord.
It was discussed when he was leaked as a candidate. ND folks thought he killed their fundraising & athletics while alienating stakeholders with poorly considered changes.
At the least, he did nothing to change the minds of detractors or give positive ammunition to supporters. Really, he was hired because of political ties and justified by pointing to having the job at another university which can't even be considered a peer institution. Nothing in his performance history to recommend him and no vision articulated to make anyone think he'd do better here.
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Wade Churchill then
Wade being Ward’s half witted cousin?
Looks like the University of South Carolina is going through a similar process, after hiring an unpopular president.
Caslen’s rise to the presidency in 2019 had been met with criticism. Student and faculty leaders opposed the retired general and U.S. Military Academy superintendent, arguing he lacked qualifications, such as a doctoral degree or university research experience, and knew little about the school. That year, the faculty Senate unanimously approved a no confidence vote.
And then Caslen gave a commencement speech recently where he a) plagiarized two paragraphs in his remarks, and b) inexplicably referred to the school where he was president as the University of California. Haha.
He resigned.
www.yahoo.com
Caslen’s rise to the presidency in 2019 had been met with criticism. Student and faculty leaders opposed the retired general and U.S. Military Academy superintendent, arguing he lacked qualifications, such as a doctoral degree or university research experience, and knew little about the school. That year, the faculty Senate unanimously approved a no confidence vote.
And then Caslen gave a commencement speech recently where he a) plagiarized two paragraphs in his remarks, and b) inexplicably referred to the school where he was president as the University of California. Haha.
He resigned.
Univ of South Carolina president quits, says 'trust is lost'
The embattled president of the University of South Carolina resigned on Wednesday, days after he delivered a commencement address marred by allegations of plagiarism and a misidentification of the school itself. In a news release, the school announced that the chairman of its board of trustees...
Here you go.
EDITORIAL: Don't fire the man who is making CU diverse
Diversity matters. Don’t let Boulder’s faculty activists make a joke of it.
"At CU, Kennedy has never neglected his promise to support and promote diversity. Under his leadership, the goals of the university’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Collective comprise 25% of CU’s Leaning Into the Future strategic plan. Kennedy also:
• hired 14 women and five ethnic minorities to serve among his closest advisers.
• hired CU’s first chief diversity officer
• convinced the CU Foundation to allocate $5 million for CU Boulder’s Inclusion, Diversity and Excellence in Academics program
• direct $2 million for CU Denver to attain Hispanic Serving Institution status
• provided $1 million to match the Charles J. Blackwood Endowed Scholarship Fund for minority medical students
• invested $400,000 to support a collaboration to encourage minority undergrads to pursue doctoral degrees in business
• seeks in-state tuition for out-of-state members of Indian tribes with historic ties to Colorado
• supported naming two buildings in honor of Hispanic and Black leaders
• supports establishing the Center for Health Equity at the CU Anschutz medical campus to promote better health for minorities
• supports the expansion of the Multicultural Office for Student Access, Inclusiveness, and Community at the Colorado Springs campus
The faculty has despised always Kennedy - they care about his past service as a white-male Republican in Congress. Another example of the rigid group think and intolerance on the left.
I think they were mostly bitter about him wanting to get paid while faculty & staff were being financially hurt by layoffs et al last spring, fwiwHere you go.
EDITORIAL: Don't fire the man who is making CU diverse
Diversity matters. Don’t let Boulder’s faculty activists make a joke of it.gazette.com
"At CU, Kennedy has never neglected his promise to support and promote diversity. Under his leadership, the goals of the university’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Collective comprise 25% of CU’s Leaning Into the Future strategic plan. Kennedy also:
• hired 14 women and five ethnic minorities to serve among his closest advisers.
• hired CU’s first chief diversity officer
• convinced the CU Foundation to allocate $5 million for CU Boulder’s Inclusion, Diversity and Excellence in Academics program
• direct $2 million for CU Denver to attain Hispanic Serving Institution status
• provided $1 million to match the Charles J. Blackwood Endowed Scholarship Fund for minority medical students
• invested $400,000 to support a collaboration to encourage minority undergrads to pursue doctoral degrees in business
• seeks in-state tuition for out-of-state members of Indian tribes with historic ties to Colorado
• supported naming two buildings in honor of Hispanic and Black leaders
• supports establishing the Center for Health Equity at the CU Anschutz medical campus to promote better health for minorities
• supports the expansion of the Multicultural Office for Student Access, Inclusiveness, and Community at the Colorado Springs campus
The faculty has despised always Kennedy - they care about his past service as a white-male Republican in Congress. Another example of the rigid group think and intolerance on the left.
Who would have thought that trying to eat before all the people you’re supposed to be leading would lead to some distrust
