Comments on: Cornell Loses a President http://crookedtimber.org/2005/06/14/cornell-loses-a-president/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sat, 26 May 2012 16:54:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mrs. Coulter http://crookedtimber.org/2005/06/14/cornell-loses-a-president/comment-page-1/#comment-75219 Mrs. Coulter Thu, 16 Jun 2005 18:59:40 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/06/14/cornell-loses-a-president/#comment-75219 The comments about his wife were particularly odd. The comments about his wife were particularly odd.

]]> By: steve kyle http://crookedtimber.org/2005/06/14/cornell-loses-a-president/comment-page-1/#comment-75196 steve kyle Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:52:43 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/06/14/cornell-loses-a-president/#comment-75196 I understand Meinig has only a year or so to go as chair of the board. Lehman could/would have lasted another decade or even two. Meinig must have been difficult as hell to get along with for Lehman to have quit with virtually no notice. I also have just read a slew of emails from the hierarchy all saying not to talk about this and to "back our leadership". I have no idea what they mean by that but they sure do sound defensive. And rightly so. This was a major screwup by somebody. I understand Meinig has only a year or so to go as chair of the board. Lehman could/would have lasted another decade or even two. Meinig must have been difficult as hell to get along with for Lehman to have quit with virtually no notice.

I also have just read a slew of emails from the hierarchy all saying not to talk about this and to “back our leadership”. I have no idea what they mean by that but they sure do sound defensive. And rightly so. This was a major screwup by somebody.

]]> By: jmb http://crookedtimber.org/2005/06/14/cornell-loses-a-president/comment-page-1/#comment-75067 jmb Wed, 15 Jun 2005 01:16:29 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/06/14/cornell-loses-a-president/#comment-75067 The truly disappointing thing is represented by Peter Meinig's quote (from the IHE article) that "it 'serves no useful purpose' to discuss the specific areas of disagreement." It's shameful that Cornell, which recently solicited ideas from all its stakeholders about the future of the university, will now say nothing about what's really going on at the highest levels. When the truth eventually comes out, it's unlikely to reflect well on Cornell and its trustees. The truly disappointing thing is represented by Peter Meinig’s quote (from the IHE article) that “it ‘serves no useful purpose’ to discuss the specific areas of disagreement.” It’s shameful that Cornell, which recently solicited ideas from all its stakeholders about the future of the university, will now say nothing about what’s really going on at the highest levels. When the truth eventually comes out, it’s unlikely to reflect well on Cornell and its trustees.

]]> By: John Emerson http://crookedtimber.org/2005/06/14/cornell-loses-a-president/comment-page-1/#comment-75061 John Emerson Tue, 14 Jun 2005 23:36:33 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/06/14/cornell-loses-a-president/#comment-75061 The story said nothing about Trustees, which is presumably where the answer to the question is. I agree with slolernr -- there's no apparent there there. The story said nothing about Trustees, which is presumably where the answer to the question is. I agree with slolernr—there’s no apparent there there.

]]> By: steve kyle http://crookedtimber.org/2005/06/14/cornell-loses-a-president/comment-page-1/#comment-75054 steve kyle Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:34:10 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/06/14/cornell-loses-a-president/#comment-75054 Hey I work at Cornell and it was a surprise to all of us. Nobody had the slightest clue this was going to happen. More will likely come out in the future but at the moment anything you hear is just reading tea leaves. Hey I work at Cornell and it was a surprise to all of us. Nobody had the slightest clue this was going to happen. More will likely come out in the future but at the moment anything you hear is just reading tea leaves.

]]> By: slolernr http://crookedtimber.org/2005/06/14/cornell-loses-a-president/comment-page-1/#comment-75052 slolernr Tue, 14 Jun 2005 21:37:15 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2005/06/14/cornell-loses-a-president/#comment-75052 I find Jaschik's piece to be as inconclusive and noncommittal a bit of Kremlinology as ever there was. Or am I missing some incredibly obvious yet subtle Ivy League code-word? I find Jaschik’s piece to be as inconclusive and noncommittal a bit of Kremlinology as ever there was. Or am I missing some incredibly obvious yet subtle Ivy League code-word?

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