<p>I don’t know what it is about Gordon Gee, but everywhere he goes, the guy’s been a genius for elevating the quality and awareness of schools that he leads. First, it was Brown where he did a ton to enhance that school’s already strong rep. He topped this with his subsequent work at Vanderbilt which is now legitimately in the same class as the non-HYP Ivies. And now he’s applying his magic touch (again!) to Ohio State. It’s a more difficult task at a public university as the mission of the school is different, but I think it’s clear that Ohio State has positive momentum on many fronts. IMO he’s worth every penny that the school is paying him (and it’s a lot of pennies).</p>