Macaroni & Cheese salesman promoted to university president

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

If you follow events but haven't seen this story yet, you need to take a look. It's both funny and dark at the same time. I still don't know how much it should bother me yet. It's about the new president at the University of Iowa. (First link more of a direct news report, second link more of an editorial with more link outs):

 

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/09/04/appointment-businessman-bruce-harreld-next-u-iowa-president-upsets-faculty

 

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/education/2015/09/university_of_iowa_names_new_president_no_experience_no_ideas_flubbed_his.single.html

 

 

If any Iowa natives know something and want to give their input, please do.

[Mike Sixel]

It is amazing, really.

[formerly33]

What I find interesting is that not only was he the least qualified candidate but the only non-Jewish candidate as well. I don't know if that's correct as I haven't really looked into this deeply, not to mention that I only saw that in a comment, but maybe that explains something? - if such things can be counted as an "explanation."

[ashbury]

This can only end well.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Also, a round of applause for the Georgia-based Parker executive search firm. They recommended this guy AND Norwood Teague—who can guess what other talent they are sitting on! 

 

#grift

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

 

What I find interesting is that not only was he the least qualified candidate but the only non-Jewish candidate as well. I don't know if that's correct as I haven't really looked into this deeply, not to mention that I only saw that in a comment, but maybe that explains something? - if such things can be counted as an "explanation."

Or women, or racial minorities, or anyone not of the baby boomer age, or you fill in the blank.