The search for new Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at FAMU has been narrowed to five finalists tomorrow through December 5. The Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs is the second highest-ranking position at the university and reports directly to the President.
The search committee is expected to submit its list of three unranked finalists to FAMU President Ammons no later than December 10.
The five finalists are: Perry Massey, professor, Department of Government and History at Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, NC; Cynthia Hughes Harris, dean for the School of Allied Health Sciences at FAMU;
K.K. Bentil retired president for the Medical Center Campus, Miami Dade College in Miami, Fla., a product of the community-college system was born in the West African nation of Ghana, began his adult life in construction and then had more than 20 years' experience as a faculty member and administrator at four institutions of higher learning - the University of Florida, the University of Washington, Southern University and Indiana State University.
He holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Florida.
James Wyche, CEO and principal scientist for the Presbyterian Health Foundation in Oklahoma City, Okla.; associate provost and professor of medical science at Brown University and the executive director of the Leadership Alliance since its inception in 1992, announced that he is stepping down from the directorship and taking a leave of absence from his positions at Brown University to take a position as interim president of Tougaloo College in Mississippi.
In 2002 he served as Vice Provost and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami (FL).
He received his B.S. from Cornell University, M.A. from Brown University and a Ph.D. in biology from Johns Hopkins University.
Lemuel Berry, Jr., educational consultant, Scarborough, Maine. He is a graduate of Livingstone College, Salisbury, North Carolina, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree. He received his Master’s (1970) and Doctoral (1973) degrees from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
He has served in a number of professional positions since 1973. These positions include: Chairman, Division of Humanities and Chairman, Department of Music, Fayetteville State University (1973-76); Chairperson, Department of Music, Langston University (1976-83); Chairperson, Music and Art (1981-83); and Dean, School of Music, Alabama State University (1983-86). He most recently served as Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of New England.
A quick skim of the bio's, look like we have some qualified applicants. Hard to pick a favorite.
ReplyDeleteit's not hard at all.
ReplyDeleteI just took a look that the candidates for the Provost and Vice President of Academic Afairs. It seems like each of them come with previous experience for the position except Dr. Hughes. I hope the president will consider all his options, and not give this position to his "girl". It may come back to bite you, Mr. President.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like each of them come with previous experience for the position except Dr. Hughes.
ReplyDeleteHughes is the only candidate who's currently in a senior administrative leadership position at a research university.
My big question is: If all these other candidates are interested in a high-powered university administrative office, then why aren't any of them currently serving in such an office?
Furthermore, why didn't the candidates who were formerly provosts or associate provosts hang on to those positions?
A deanship offers solid preparation for the position of provost and/or university president.
ReplyDeleteDerek Bok was dean of Harvard's law school before he became the university's president.
Drew G. Faust was the founding dean of Harvard's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study before she became the university's current president.
12:42, FAMU is not a "research university." As badly as we wish that were the case, just saying so doesn't make it so.
ReplyDeleteWe are not listed as a Carnegie Research University. I just checked.
ReplyDelete2:46 check again
ReplyDeleteWhere are the CV (Resumes) and not just brief summary of the candidates.
ReplyDelete2:46 and other interested parties. FAMU is indeed classified as a research institution. Check the Carnegie Foundation site or use the link below.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/sub.asp?key=748&subkey=13825&start=782
BLACKRattler
I found it! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis list looks weak to me.
ReplyDeleteThis list looks weak to me.
ReplyDeletethe race is between bentil and wyche
ReplyDeleteAmmons is going to give it to his girl. She was only the chair of his transition team. Lest we forget he hired her previously when he was Provost. Hmmmmmm!
ReplyDelete11/27/2007 2:19 PM,
ReplyDeleteFAMU is a Carnegie Doctoral Research University. Get your facts straight.
11/27/2007 7:38 PM
ReplyDelete^^^^
Only time will tell. What happened to the other applicants who applied and are/were provosts? Why didn't they make the cut over the consultant guy? I hope folks aren't playing politics behind the scene expecting a payback in return.
but not a "real" research institution.
ReplyDelete^^^^
ReplyDeleteDefine real. Is that sought of like a real arse hole (u) or a fake one?
Go play crazy somewhere else. If you have a problem with the classification, then contact Carnegie Foundation.
Wow. Someone is actually on here trying to challenge the Carnegie Foundation. Talk about ignorance.
ReplyDeleteThis whole search is a sham. Ammons should look into how these interviews are being conducted.
ReplyDeleteThe same folks that raised hell about processes, rules and faculty freedom are now a part problem of a very slimy movement (search process) to push a certain candidate forward as provost.
Hold on, let's hope this doesn't get ugly.
NuRattler, can you post a list of all of the candidates? I hear there were about 31 candidates.
ReplyDeleteEven the TDO is falling down on the complete list of candidates. I hope the search committee is not a scam.
ReplyDeleteDANG, I'm getting upset. I better get off this board, before I catch a heart attack.
The reason that the list "looks weak" is that FAMU is so backasswards in their thinking that the HAVE to hire a black provost.
ReplyDeleteWe need to start looking for the most qualified, not just the best black. Otherwise, we will perpetually wallow in our mediocrity.
What if there is a better qualifed Indian, Chineese, Hispanic, Japaneese, or (gasp) Caucasian?
Dayum people. Lets look for quality, not just skin color. Dayum.
FAMU has historically had strong provosts like James Ammons and Larry Robinson.
ReplyDeleteFAMU is not mired in mediocrity. FAMU is a Carnegie Research University and has a 100% passage rate for the Pharmacy licensure exam.
10:54 Please list the names and credentials of nonBlack applicants for the provost position, who you believe were overlooked.
ReplyDeleteBLACKrattler
Otherwise, Be quiet!
ReplyDeleteBlackrattler (Clyde),
ReplyDeleteNo non-blacks were recruited.
That is the point (dumbass).
As impressive as it sounds to say that "FAMU is a Carnegie Doctoral Research University," the statement is a little misleading. All it means is that we grant 20 PhD's per year. FAMU is the lowest tier (DRU) "research university" in the Carnegie rating system.
ReplyDeleteTCC is a Carnegie University too (Assoc/Pub-R-L). So what?
Point is: EVERY university has a Carnegie rating. Ours is DRU.
Doctorate-granting Universities(DRU) : Includes institutions that award at least 20 doctoral degrees per year (excluding doctoral-level degrees that qualify recipients for entry into professional practice, such as the JD, MD, PharmD, DPT, etc.). Excludes Special Focus Institutions and Tribal Colleges.
Classifications:
1. RU/VH: Research Universities (very high research activity)
2. RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity)
3. DRU: Doctoral/Research Universities
FAMU is DRU.
Other Public DRU's (27 including FAMU):
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/index.asp?key=63&search_flag=true&ref=748&start=782&CONTROL=1&basic2005=17&submit.x=34&submit.y=14
well.. the link got truncated, but you can look it up for yourself.
ReplyDeleteIt is not misleading to say that FAMU is a Doctoral Research University. That is the proper title for its Carnegie classification.
ReplyDeleteCastell tried to say that FAMU wasn't a research university. That is untrue according to the Carnegie foundation.
FAMU's ability to reach DRU is another reason why proposals like the Pappas Plan are unfair. The Pappas Plan would undo all FAMU's progress in moving up the Carnegie classification hierarchy.
We will NOT let our university move backwards!
And your point is seen. Your point is to belittle FAMU in every way. Whatever hangup you have with our school it is my fervent prayer that you be delivered. No matter what we achieve you WILL find something wrong. Get a life!
ReplyDeleteThan God Barbara Barnes didn't make the final cut!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWell we hired white men to get our financials and look what happened:
ReplyDeleteTom Hanna (gone fishing or hunting instead of doing his job). This white man never showed up for work. We paid him $15,000 per month for nothing.
Gainous persuaded his friend Tom Hanna, a former vice president at nearby Tallahassee Community College, to come out of retirement and serve as interim financial chief. But Gallagher and school trustees were appalled to learn Hanna went on a three-week hunting trip to Canada during much of the latest financial crisis. He returns this week.
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Larry Reese (couldn't get the books balance and financial statements submitted)
Called "one of the worst" he has seen by one state official, the audit lists
16 findings that critize the FAMU administrative operation for everything
from the the failed Urban Broadcasting Company television contract to
inconsistencies among departments in reporting faculty activity.
The document, which also contains recommendations for addressing the
findings, is preliminary and tentative because FAMU has not responded to the findings.
Larry Reese, FAMU vice president for fiscal and administrative affairs, told the Capital Outlook last week, "We have just received the report and we have 30 days to respond." However, he said his will be working to get a response ready by the Sept. 14 meeting of the FAMU Board of Trustees.
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ReplyDeleteSee white people were hired at FAMU and they messed up too. It's not a matter of color, but who is qualified and willing to get the job done right!