Brodhead review is positive
By: David Graham
Issue date: 12/10/07 Section: News
Last update: 12/18/07 at 12:34 AM EST
Last update: 12/18/07 at 12:34 AM EST
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Trustees received the report of the committee-chaired by Board Vice Chair Dan Blue, Law '73-during their meeting this weekend.
"The review affirmed President Brodhead's leadership of Duke," Blue said at a press conference Saturday. "We think he has articulated a compelling vision for what the University is and can become. There was general support, overwhelming support for the leadership that the president is providing."
The review is standard procedure for Duke deans and officers, who are typically appointed to five-year terms and reviewed in their third year. The committee's report will not be made public, and John Burness, senior vice president for public affairs and government relations, said it is unusual for the University to even discuss such reports.
The Brodhead review, however, was subject to greater scrutiny than most in light of sometimes-harsh criticism of his handling of the Duke lacrosse case.
According to a University statement, Blue's committee heard from more than 500 people, including alumni, students, faculty, staff and nonaffiliated individuals.
But Brodhead and the Board are privy to the findings. Blue emphasized that the report is not an up-or-down recommendation on reappointment but rather seeks to provide feedback to Trustees and to the president on what he is doing well and where he can improve.
"I'm glad the review was so thorough, and I was glad to learn of places where my vision is clear and compelling to people," Brodhead said. "There were some suggestions, and I'll do my best to profit from them."
He declined to list any of the areas for improvement suggested to him by the report.
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A Duke Parent
posted 12/10/07 @ 8:47 AM EST
As the parent of a Duke student, I am very pleased that the Board of Trustees has reaffirmed its faith in the leadership of President Brodhead. I agree that President Brodhead has articulated a compelling vision for the future of Duke, and I look forward to the wonderful things he will accomplish for the university over the next five years. (Continued…)
Duke Alum 07
posted 12/10/07 @ 9:27 AM EST
I'm also generally satisfied with the job Brodhead has done as a recent alum. Clearly, he made mistakes, but nobody could have handled the situation perfectly, and he has apologized for such missteps. (Continued…)
brodhead
posted 12/10/07 @ 9:33 AM EST
Thanks, John Burness, for insuring the two comments above got in.
Jake
posted 12/10/07 @ 10:24 AM EST
What's the over-under on the number of comments before we see one from that nutjob Debrah from DIW?
don t.
posted 12/10/07 @ 11:03 AM EST
Better yet, guess how many people were surprised by the results of the committee's report.
trinity60
Duke Student
posted 12/10/07 @ 11:42 AM EST
I'm glad he got reinstated. Brodhead has done many good things (Duke is growing faster now than ever before, DukeEngage, Financial Aid, Growing the endowment 2 billion dollars). (Continued…)
Dukebasketball
posted 12/10/07 @ 11:57 AM EST
He might be a good administrator but he deomnstrated a total lack of leadership in the LAX debacle. ...and you want more of this moral coward.
Not satisfied
posted 12/10/07 @ 1:14 PM EST
People are not beginning to forget lax or Brodhead's role - not meeting with parents, "bad enough," changing facts. The affirmation of his performance by the bot is another reason why Duke is held up as an example of what students should not look for in a school. (Continued…)
duke alum
posted 12/10/07 @ 1:18 PM EST
1. Who is surprised by this outcome, even with the lacrosse debacle?
2. Wasn't the lacrosse situation the perfect setting for a leader to show his/her abilities?
3. (Continued…)
David Watts
posted 12/10/07 @ 1:45 PM EST
I see that brownnoser-supreme David Graham managed to put his name to two sycophantic pro-Brodhead/pro-Steel articles today. Well done David! Wonder if he'll get even more awards from the administration than Shadee Malaklou and Chauncey Nartey. (Continued…)
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