An Illinois state rep is
… pushing the so-called “fumigation“ [Drop so-called or drop the quotation marks.] bill that would review all appointments and hirings by the Blagojevich and Ryan administrations, promoting the development of a “model trustee” profile and training program in Illinois, [and] asking university alumni groups to get more involved in the appointment of trustees…
[H]e wants Gov. Pat Quinn to review the appointments of all the trustees appointed by Ryan or Blagojevich.
“I think there are probably some that should be dumped,” he said. “What I heard from President (B. Joseph) White last month is that individual trustees, depending on the issue, insert themselves into the decision-making capacities of the university, outside of their work as a board. I think that’s inappropriate, and I think it would be inappropriate to leave all those appointments in place without going through them with a fine-tooth comb.”
… [The representative] hasn’t given up on his goal of reinstating the statewide election of UI trustees, which was eliminated during the term of former Gov. Jim Edgar.
“I would still like to see the trustees elected,” he said. “This is a $4 billion state asset, and I think the taxpayers should have a direct role in its governance.”…
June 17th, 2009 at 2:33PM
In other discouraging governance news, Harvey Silverglate’s bid to gain a seat on Harvard’s Boards of Overseers was unsuccessful. But he may try again next year.
June 18th, 2009 at 8:46AM
It will be amusing to see how The Syndicate re-stacks the boards.