Eh, competing with TAMU was a tall order. Tough to blame them.
Vanderbilt Falling Apart
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They're looking for an outside chair, faculty with outside offers let go without counteroffers, other faculty e-mailing departments seeking employment elsewhere. You heard it first here
Is that how senior hiring works? Do people actually email departments to open up lines for them?
Yes, it is surprisingly common either for the candidate or a candidate's friend to just "let people know" they are interested in moving institutions.
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I’m shocked that making a strong commitment to hire women academics in their 30s has created a toxic department culture
That's unfair. They also hired a bunch of mediocre white guys who were the 6th best candidate at their top 10 department.
Incorrect. Rochester is not a top 10 dept
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It is based on the rate at which their students get TT jobs at Vanderbilt.
I’m shocked that making a strong commitment to hire women academics in their 30s has created a toxic department culture
That's unfair. They also hired a bunch of mediocre white guys who were the 6th best candidate at their top 10 department.
Incorrect. Rochester is not a top 10 dept