Report: Dan Goldin REJECTED by Boston University

...and he's already sold his house in DC.....

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"James Oberg" wrote:

..and he's already sold his house in DC.....



.. . . so make sure to toss him a buck when you see him sleeping on a
steam grate in Dupont Circle this winter.

Yeah, right. I for one don't fear for Mr. Goldin's ability to find work.

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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:55:07 -0600, in a place far, far away, Herb
Schaltegger made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

I for one don't fear for Mr. Goldin's ability to find work.

Or at least a paycheck...

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Why was he rejected?

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"James Oberg" wrote in message
...
..and he's already sold his house in DC.....

Alan Erskine wrote:
Why was he rejected?



He was unable to agree with the trustees over the
duties and responsibilities - specifically where his would
end and where the Chancellor's role would take over.

On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:55:07 -0600, Herb Schaltegger
wrote:

Yeah, right. I for one don't fear for Mr. Goldin's ability to find work.

....I, for one, wouldn't interview him for the position of ****
shoveller, much less hire him for the job even if he were starving.


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In article ,
h says...
On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:55:07 -0600, in a place far, far away, Herb
Schaltegger made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

I for one don't fear for Mr. Goldin's ability to find work.

Or at least a paycheck...

Or he may just retire. BU is paying him nearly $2,000,000 to go away.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/01/ed...?ex=1068267600
&en=78a0642f4cf830fd&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE
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Kevin Willoughby oSpam

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for test pilots. -- Mike Collins

In article ,
says...
He was unable to agree with the trustees over the
duties and responsibilities - specifically where his would
end and where the Chancellor's role would take over.

To fully understand this, you have to know that the Chancellor, John
Silber, is one of -- perhaps *the* -- most contentious people in Boston.
He is adamant in his views, refusing to budge on what he sees as
necessary, regardless of what other think. He, for example, belives that
high school diplomas should be withheld from students who aren't fluent
in English and basic mathematics. He is happy to flunk BU students with
poor grades. If you are ignorant about history, he'll tell you that to
your face. His campaign for governor several years ago was a disaster
because he was too honest and open about stating his opinions rather
than saying what would have gotten him the most votes.
--
Kevin Willoughby oSpam

Imagine that, a FROG ON-OFF switch, hardly the work
for test pilots. -- Mike Collins

On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 23:47:22 -0500, in a place far, far away, Kevin
Willoughby made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

In article ,
says...
He was unable to agree with the trustees over the
duties and responsibilities - specifically where his would
end and where the Chancellor's role would take over.

To fully understand this, you have to know that the Chancellor, John
Silber, is one of -- perhaps *the* -- most contentious people in Boston.
He is adamant in his views, refusing to budge on what he sees as
necessary, regardless of what other think. He, for example, belives that
high school diplomas should be withheld from students who aren't fluent
in English and basic mathematics. He is happy to flunk BU students with
poor grades. If you are ignorant about history, he'll tell you that to
your face. His campaign for governor several years ago was a disaster
because he was too honest and open about stating his opinions rather
than saying what would have gotten him the most votes.

You say all that as though it's a bad thing. And he's worse than Dan
Goldin because...?

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simberg.interglobal.org * 310 372-7963 (CA) 307 739-1296 (Jackson Hole)
interglobal space lines * 307 733-1715 (Fax) http://www.interglobal.org

"Extraordinary launch vehicles require extraordinary markets..."
Swap the first . and @ and throw out the ".trash" to email me.
Here's my email address for autospammers:

In article , Rand Simberg wrote:
On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 23:47:22 -0500, in a place far, far away, Kevin
Willoughby made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

In article ,
says...
He was unable to agree with the trustees over the
duties and responsibilities - specifically where his would
end and where the Chancellor's role would take over.

To fully understand this, you have to know that the Chancellor, John
Silber, is one of -- perhaps *the* -- most contentious people in Boston.
He is adamant in his views, refusing to budge on what he sees as
necessary, regardless of what other think. He, for example, belives that
high school diplomas should be withheld from students who aren't fluent
in English and basic mathematics. He is happy to flunk BU students with
poor grades. If you are ignorant about history, he'll tell you that to
your face. His campaign for governor several years ago was a disaster
because he was too honest and open about stating his opinions rather
than saying what would have gotten him the most votes.

You say all that as though it's a bad thing. And he's worse than Dan
Goldin because...?

Well, it's questionable that two highly opinionated people would peacefully
coexist without any common framework of even basic mutual respect, with
each already firing significant salvos before even Day 1 of the new job.

It's like watching Jerry Jones vs. Jerry Jones, and neither particularly
wanted to cede control to the other. Ultimately, I guess the university
decided that one was more important than the other. Mr. Silber clearly has
the long-term relationship as well as existing significant 'pull' in all
the right places, whereas Mr. Goldin was the newcomer... so it wasn't
really a big surprise regarding the outcome.

Without something as basic as a clearly delineated line of responsibility
between the two job functions, it would likely have had turned out to be a
prescription of continual strife at the very top, undercutting the
university's mission and ability to keep dirty laundry out of the public
eye.

The two just don't mix -- they're literally like hypergolic fuel... combust
(and rather explosively) upon contact.

-Dan