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John Lilley Archive
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Baylor fires second president in as many years
Posted on July 24, 2008 | 1 CommentThe Baylor Board of Regents announced today that President John Lilley has been fired for “failing to bring the Baylor family together.” In two years of what was supposed to be a unifying presidency following the tumultuous Sloan years, Lilley managed to further alienate faculty, students and alumni alike. -
Affirmative action efforts lack economic dimension
Posted on July 9, 2008 | 2 CommentsA recent column in the New York Times by Stephen L. Carter on affirmative action got me thinking about the race and gender distribution in academia and beyond. And then, an article from my alma mater, Baylor University, made me laugh out loud.
