One hundred eighteen votes were cast and the results were:
- William Decatur - 2 (1.7%)
- Frank Horton - 0 (0%)
- Lloyd Jacobs - 82 (69.5%)
- Daniel Johnson - 2 (1.7%)
- Vik Kapoor - 32 (27.1%)
Friday, July 4, 2008
Poll Results
I was talking to a colleague a few weeks ago and he mentioned that Jacobs had accomplished what he thought to be impossible -- he made Kapoor look not so bad. So I thought I'd put up a poll and see how the blog visitors felt about who was the worst of the recent UT presidents.
One hundred eighteen votes were cast and the results were:
One hundred eighteen votes were cast and the results were:
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Just to chronicle the "worst of the recent UT presidents" election results, Lloyd won by a landslide. I guess that's what charisma is all about.
Does anyone have the final numbers?
The final numbers are in the post.
oh, thanks!
Now that we are walking on the sunny side of the street , I am so happy that I apparently have forgotton how to read.
Why bother? The choice farthest from "worst" in the original poll must therefore be "best." That would be Horton. Decatur and Johnson tie for runners-up or "next best" in a tight three-way race. Kapoor is a verrrrrrry distant "fourth-best" and Jacobs --as Odysseus notes -- is "least best" by a Himalayan landslide. Every one of these past presidents since Horton appears to have been hand-picked by the UT BOT (with the blessing of the State of Ohio) specifically to implement a business model at this public institution of higher education. The business, or corporation, model is totally inappropriate to educating ethical, moral and critically-thinking citizens necessary for preserving our democratic society. The liberal arts at UT are especially vulnerable at this time under the inhumane business model because they do not generate "profits" (dollar investments) for the university corporate entity as do most STEMM disciplines. That is why they are being treated by Jacobs as expendable, and are under severe attack at the moment. This present moment of crisis for the liberal arts at UT seems part of a conspiratorial and systematic statewide shift of priorities over time that began in earnest at UT under the brief Kapoor regime. That unsuccessful Kapoor plan is now the Jacobs plan, merely updated, fine-tuned and heavily enamored of (uninspired) marketing. As a concerned alumnus of UT, I will fight Jacobs as I once (when a student) fought Kapoor. My hope is to reverse this diabolical new threat to A&S and its venerable liberal arts tradition. I very much want my own children to attend UT to receive an excellent liberal arts education. If Jacobs pushes through his destructive restructuring of A&S College, a plan that balances the budget by sacrificing the breadth and depth of a continuing high-quality UT liberal arts education, it will be a travesty. Sadly, we concerned alumni who appreciate the importance of STEMM training, but also appreciate a rich liberal arts education, are no longer able look forward confidently and with certainly to sending our children to our own Alma Mater. Our UT pride may vanish as a result of unfortunate and embarrassing events now unfolding. If this administration has its uncompromising, tyrannical way we will never, ever, donate another cent to this institution.
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