<p>Fair enough.</p>
<p>But the systemic changes are more important imo. If the system is unchanged, Dragas just gets replaced by more of the same – another person whose primary BOV qualification is gubernatorial campaign contributions. Having a bad system undermines the quality and credibility of any decisions the BOV makes. I don’t have any confidence in the decision to remove Sullivan, but I also don’t have all that much confidence in the decision to keep her either frankly.</p>
<p>Since UVA runs a big health care operation, the legislature earmarked a special BOV seat for that expertise. That seat is now held by a doctor and dean of the JHU med school. Not a UVA alum or a gubernatorial campaign contributor or a VA resident. But exactly the kind of person who should be on the BOV. More of that please!!</p>
<p>The other structural reform to be considered is modifying the open meeting law requirements. Transparency is good, but the Sullivan fiasco was due, in part, to how the BOVs had to constantly work around that law. I doubt the whole thing would have happened if all the BOVs could have simply gotten in a room or on a conference call and discussed the matter on the front end.</p>