OT: Dr Washington under pressure discussion

JimP said:

Sorry for throwing this here. I've gotta think the possible ousting of the GMU prez by political appointees may not be the best thing for the basketball program. Seems Washington has been good for GMU basketball and athletics in general.

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psyclone said:

Agreed.
Worst outcome was avoided at today's BOV performance evaluation meeting, but we'll see how this plays out.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/in-a-plot-twist-george-masons-politically-embattled-president-gets-a-raise

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George Mason U. board keeps president amid concerns about Trump administration pressure

George Mason University’s board of visitors voted to keep President Gregory Washington after supporters waged a support campaign amid concerns the Trump administration may use federal investigations to try to force him out.

www.nbcwashington.com

Walter said:

I have not been keeping up with the movement to fire PGW or that four BOVs have been refused their seats. Would he have been fired if they had been seated?

Edit: Can we fire someone for the logo and the slogans "All Together Different" and "It's our turn"? Not saying it is PGW, but someone needs to be fired.

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psyclone said:

Not being privy to the BOV closed session where President Washington's performance evaluation was discussed, one can only speculate (A closed session would be standard procedure in any performance evaluation). The 12 BOV members that did participate are all Youngkin appointees and I'm unsure how the 4 that were denied by the court to become BOV members compare in terms of willingness to do the bidding of DOJ/WSJ/conservative MAGA folks.

It might well be that the 12 felt that Washington's early policies were under investigation, but no decisions have emerged yet that warranted him losing his job. Certainly, giving him a standard 1.5% raise may indicate they weren't ready to raise any caution flags (or at least red flags) at this point.

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gmujim92 said:

If the BOV intends to fire Dr. Washington, it has to do so before November because Gov. Spanberger and the Dem-controlled assembly are gonna get rid of the Youngkin appointees in short order.

Given that it takes the federal govt four times longer than it should to do much of anything, I highly doubt any of the four ongoing investigations will be completed by then.

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psyclone said:

Even if Spanberger wins in November, I don't think the entire BOV can be replaced barring extraordinary measures. I believe the governor gets to nominate 4 members to replace the 4 whose terms are expiring.

Perhaps with the court indicating that the 4 who Youngkin nominated can't be seated unless the General Assembly confirms them will result in additional openings. But with the BOV having staggered terms, any governor typically needs all 4 years to completely replace the board installed by the previous governor.

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psyclone said:

Even if Spanberger wins in November, I don't think the entire BOV can be replaced barring extraordinary measures. I believe the governor gets to nominate 4 members to replace the 4 whose terms are expiring.

Perhaps with the court indicating that the 4 who Youngkin nominated can't be seated unless the General Assembly confirms them will result in additional openings. But with the BOV having staggered terms, any governor typically needs all 4 years to completely replace the board installed by the previous governor.

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gmujim92 said:

I get that, but even if the Youngkin appointees technically retain a majority on the BOV, it’s extremely unlikely they would take such a drastic move as dismissing the president while lame ducks under a new Democratic administration.

If Sears somehow pulls off a miracle and wins in November, Dr. Washington is toast.

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