Shocky1 said:oskiswifeshusband said:
Shockster wuts your take on Rich Lyons as the chancellor ?Whoa! Holiday double issue just arrived from The Economist. Check out the page opposite the contents! Go Bears. @UCBerkeley @UCBChangemaker @SutardjaCenter @SkyDeck_Cal @UCBStartup @DarrenDCooke @sibylchen pic.twitter.com/LMlC0OrTo0
— Rich Lyons (@richlyons) December 27, 2023
oskisdoggyisnotpottytrained, rich lyons (the former dean of the haas biz school & the current chancellor for innovation & entrepreneurship but most importantly a berkeley undergraduate before earning a phd from mit) don't got much of a chance of being appointed the next chancellor based upon both his credentials in never running a university but also to be honest with you as a white male...lyons bleeds blue & gold and would be a transformational upgrade over christ based upon his understanding & support of cal athletics (albeit his sitting on the committee that voted to rebrand cal athletics as "cal berkeley" which is the unconscionable act of worthless bureaucrats like jennifer simon-o'neil who also served on the committee) but the politics make him an extreme longshot unlike shocky's favored candidate & probable current frontrunner dr adela de la torre
keep in mind the current frontrunner to replace chancellor gene block at ucla is the remarkable condoleezza rice who along with notre dame's athletic director jack swarbrick & smu's george bush allowed us to ride their masterful high level lobbying efforts in receiving a life saving invitation to join the acc...shocky has conversed with condoleezza at both cypress point & augusta national where she holds memberships at both clubs, condi is 100% a sports enthusiast of the highest level
The obvious question is why she isn't a candidate for Cal Chancellor. I'd assume she values Cal's academic standing, but maybe she knows too much about the political minefield the academic senate and frankly the students and COB present. I wish her no ill will but would hate to see UCLA snap her up. In some ways, having a med school along with being in LA makes UCLA a better gig.