Ben Sasse next UF president?

I'm getting the fire started now...

 

I have never looked at someones resume during an interview and discounted a person based on where they graduated. Top 5 doesnt mean shit except for advertising.

 

Pretty sure you meant to type "Utah, Cornell and John's Hopkins".

Otherwise, great post.

I think that the only question is going to be how much down side. Does this clown continue sucking DeSantis' arse and follow him to DC if/when DeSatnis makes his run for emperor, thus limiting his time at UF and how much damage he does. Or, is this clown such a useless bi-atch that even the Republican Party no longer has a use for him and he stays at UF for a long period time, slowly "transforming" UF from an elite public university to a Republican Experiment in failed higher education?

 

It would actually be Utah, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and UCLA for our last 4, although I think the UCLA guy (who was President during some of my stay at UF) never had interim removed from his title.

 

It means a lot in my profession, FWIW.

 

Yeah I don’t know about my industry as a whole, but in my smaller company world it does. A whole lot of people with impressive degrees (and kids at impressive schools) who have a good idea of where quality educations are and aren’t. And they really do pay attention, it’s discussed a fair amount. Between that and living out of state where the reputation is more dependent on media than in Florida, it’s still relevant for me. Not the end all for sure, but not nothing either.

 

I’d clarify that it means a whole lot for the first ~ seven years in private practice then it means very little.

 

Yes, but the jobs you have out of law school and early in your career do a lot to shape your career trajectory and potential. That's not to say you can't overcome it, but you're swimming against a heavy tide.

The people who land the "prestigious" jobs out of law school are the ones who tend to continue landing the "prestigious" opportunities down the line. Of course, there are plenty of opportunities not considered "prestigious" that can make you plenty of money. But there's a lot more risk and uncertainty on those paths.

 

In my world, and in the world of professionals that I work with, it absolutely matters. To say it is a “silly premise” is, well, silly.

 

Your area of practice and your book of business become more important as careers advance in law, but I can guarantee you that a degree from a prestigious institution never hurts a candidate, whereas the lack of such a degree can be an impediment.

 

And your world emcompasses all of the hiring in the world? So, some tiny slice of the world cares about where your degree is from, great. Ignorant, but great for the kids paying to graduate from the "right school". The rest of us don't function that way. So yes, apply that premise in a universal sense is very silly.

 

Gotcha. So your tiny sliver of experience makes other views, using your words, “silly.” Seems reasonable.

 

No, using a hiring criterion such whether or not a candidate has payed for a degree from a school on an arbitrarily decided list of "right schools", completely independent of the candidates abilities makes it silly. My experience in hiring engineering staff around the world is completely independent of that observation.

 

I agree. In the perfect world, every candidate should be measured in their individual skills, intellect and acumen. I applaud you for having the ability to judge a wide array of candidates individually, and successfully.

IN MY EXPERIENCE, it is difficult to do that for all offerings. And all else being equal, on paper, IN MY EXPERIENCE, and strictly speaking in generalities, employers would more often than not choose a Harvard graduate over an Auburn graduate.

And to that end, a degree from a Top 5 school is worth more than a degree from the No. 75 school.

 

Don’t know if this a great, good, bad, or horrible choice ….. but am getting a chuckle out of some of the reactions to the selection!!

 

Lmao! he’s going to fit right in.

 

Like him or not, you can see in this interview why he probably did well in his board interviews. Earnest and seemingly sincere.

 

I mostly want to know his plan to neutralized John Ruiz.