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Originally Posted by SeattleUte
Okay, I get it. A few rich Mormons create an academic interest largely out of whole cloth because they are willing to donate large sums to support the activity. But they attach strings. That's believable. But you're talking about a micro-market for jobs. The article itself says that he's been rejected at two jobs and and is unlikely to get either of two others he'd like to have. Four jobs? That's nothing. Anyone who's tried to break into a glamorous and rewarding field knows that even if you're super talented you have to endure scores of rejections before you find the right fit. His platform is narrow.
Mike, sorry if I overstated your point.
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I am sure his age (62) doesn't help either. Although it is illegal to openly use age as a factor in hiring, it happens all the time (implicitly) at universities. Why invest in a guy so late in his career? That may or may not be a factor here, but it certainly doesn't help him.