Comments on Advance Indiana™: Daniels Decides On A Different Kind Of Presidential Job

Paul, while Daniels has an impressive resume and e...

2012-06-20T18:06:36.442-05:00

Paul, while Daniels has an impressive resume and education (college and law school graduate), drug company executive, followed by being a director of the OMB, Indiana's governor, the complete absence of any academic background means that he is ill qualified to take over as the head of an enormous university.

I doubt that Mitch Daniels will be able to distinguish between gold-plating verses necessary expenses due to his lack of hands on experience with running a college and raising funds.

I also find his selection as Purdue's President a clear demonstration of partisanship due to the fact that he appointed 8 of the 10 Purdue board members.

Indy Rob...Daniels does not "lack an academic...

2012-06-20T09:35:50.968-05:00

Indy Rob...Daniels does not "lack an academic background." He has an undergrad degree from Princeton and a law degree from Georgetown. The fact he hasn't taught or been involved in college administration may well actually be a plus. The problem with colleges and universities is that there has been no attempt to control costs in higher education. Daniels may well change that.

...and one of his achievements was to make availab...

2012-06-19T20:04:50.974-05:00

...and one of his achievements was to make available Western Governors University to compete with the state universities. This may turn into a circus.

Daniels may have been a good governor but I am wai...

2012-06-19T17:43:02.189-05:00

Daniels may have been a good governor but I am waiting to see what happens when the toll road money runs out. He seems to be an odd choice for an university president given the lack of an academic background.