PDF: E-mails sent about about the presidential position statement.PDF: Position Specification
Even though a company hired to look for the next UT system president reports that many in the system want the new leader to have a doctoral degree, a UT search committee has decided they do not want to be limited to academics.
The decision is one of many points in the final presidential position statement, being published today on the UT system’s website, that has stirred controversy and revealed a divide over criteria for the search.
A review of internal e-mails sent by search committee members shows just how widespread the discussion reaches.
“There was and continues to be plenty of disagreement about this (terminal degree) requirement,” Dr. Verbie Prevost, a UTC faculty representative on the presidential search committee, wrote to UTC faculty and staff. “There will continue to be disagreements on some issues, and choices will have to be made.”