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I am firmly on record as being against the GA-as-president trend. But I think you are overstating the damage a bit. Both Oaks and Holland went on to become GA's. Not just GA's, but apostles. Do you really think they were that much different before they were GA's, i.e, while they were presidents at BYU? Of course, the GA's will have more of a mandate to lead in a certain way, but let's not kid ourselves. Previous presidents did what the board of trustees wanted. To me, the biggest disadvantage of the GA-as-president trend is that it severely restricts the candidate pool and we end up getting lesser-qualified presidents. Ironically, it could be argued that BYU-Idaho has a better president now than BYU-Provo. Of course, in my fantasy world, BYU would get a non-GA president with outstanding academic credentials and with a willingness to push the BOT as much as possible for radical change regarding academic freedom, legit LDS studies, etc. Maybe someday.
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12-15-2007, 03:59 PM | #28 |
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Those kind of people don't even think of taking jobs at BYU, much less think about or aspire to being president of BYU.
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12-15-2007, 04:08 PM | #29 |
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We can always hope. Mr. Sunshine.
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Yes, and the fact that a guy like that would go to BYU-Idaho (of all places) gives me some hope for BYU-Provo's future.
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