(01-26-2018 01:38 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  Nonsense, a university president in todays landscape is a CEO. I should not have to explain how much they both have in common

So, the shareholder's equivalence in higher education is?

Quote:Now the flip side. Power to make decisions on discipline needs to be independent of pressure form the Department and administration. And this probably goes for all issues of Title IX and student safety. The campus police need to be independent of influence. And there should be strict enforcement of that should any officials make contact or ask for favors. This goes doubly when dealing with local police and prosecutors. Essentially when an incident occurs the athletic staff's responsibility should be to report it and then take actions required by rule. And otherwise be out of the process. Same for the Chancellor's or President's office.

How many schools operate under the "in-house" model? Clearly the majority at the highest level of college athletics. In a couple years another case will likely break somewhere else. The NCAA should work on recommending processes to replace those of many schools.

Yeah, I'm intrigued how badly this makes general counsel and HR look within these institutions (granted, higher ed HR is not like HR in corporate, but, still). These units are supposed to be the ombuds of any organization, but they seem more pliable in higher ed, if not complicators of the issues. And, that does have a lot to do with the "institution first" mentality of leadership. What's more frustrating is that these units are supposed to counsel and advise leadership, not BE counseled and advised for some other purpose.