Tuesday, May 17, 2022

A new chancellor

The UW is replacing the outgoing chancellor with a UCLA law school dean: “Under her leadership, the school has enhanced the quality and diversity of the faculty; seen an increase in the credentials and diversity of the student body; set records for philanthropic support; built and expanded impactful, innovative programs in several disciplines; and achieved its highest-ever rankings,”

She also seems to be part of the web of connections: “It was great to meet you and Melissa last month, and I very much appreciate your following up and sending along the attached syllabus,” she wrote in an Aug. 9, 2019, email. “I think this offers some very exciting possibilities, and I look forward to seeing what we may be able to do.”

Maybe UCLA has picked up on Hollywood-esque "love the story" brushoffs, but she handed off Hunter Biden's proposal to teach a course on drug policy to another law school official, so maybe she was serious. This was in early 2020, pre laptop revelations--Hunter's ethical issues weren't public knowledge yet.

Just a glimpse through the keyhole...

4 comments:

Assistant Village Idiot said...

How is she on parking spaces for the faculty? And uh, those other things?

james said...

Parking spaces? At UW? In the city that looks like an octopus strangled by two lakes?
I suppose the important other things are making sure the legislature doesn't cut the budget and that the alumni pony up.
FWIW, the UW has been pretty gung ho about DIE, but hasn't been very friendly to cancellers.

Assistant Village Idiot said...

I was thinking of Chancellor Clark Kerr's quote “The chancellor’s job is to provide parking for the faculty, and athletics for the alumni, and sex for the students.”

james said...

forgot about that..