<p>I’m surprised as well that there doesn’t seem to be too many high-caliber names. I haven’t reviewed every CV with a fine-toothed comb, but from the looks of it I’m actually almost depressed about a number of the applicants.</p>
<p>A lot of them have connections to for-profit universities, which I’m not ecstatic about. Diploma mills and for-profit universities are an entirely different ballgame than a school like FSU. Not to mention that most of the for-profits have ticked off the government in some way; I’d be wary of anyone associated with one of the universities that have been investigated for basically scamming their students. </p>
<p>I’m interested in seeing who makes it through the first round of cuts. I figure it’s probably going to come down to Stokes, the CSU Chancellor, and a couple others. I don’t know if Stokes will get the job just because her getting it would mean we’d do this all over again to fill her vacancy (not to mention, she sounded as if she really didn’t want the job in an interview I saw this morning, saying something like “I wasn’t sure I wanted to apply”). </p>
<p>I do believe that Sunshine Laws are keeping people from applying. I’ve heard that tossed around before when it came to different appointments, so I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case.</p>