As of September 22, the presidential search committee at Memorial University had 40 names to review and two whole stages of sifting left before they came up with a name.
The time line in September 2009 was that the “committee and consultants plan to continue efforts in the coming months with a view to concluding a successful search by early 2010.”
Well, something shifted, big time.
According to CBC, there is an announcement scheduled for noon on Wednesday.
All things considered the sudden conclusion of the whole exercise is rather odd.
Sounds very much like a convenient fit turned up out of the blue.
Of course, this wouldn’t be the first time that organized, professional searches were interrupted by outside interference from a political source in the current administration.
Maybe Andy Wells is getting tired of the PUB.
Unconspiratorial Update: There’s an excellent chance this thing was done professionally and the choice will be very good, unlike the political mess the last time.
How can you tell? Lips are zipped all over town. When it’s political, everyone knows what’s up.
Meanwhile, some eagle-eyed observer noted all the government appointees to the board of regents whose term expired in October or whose term will expire this December.
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