While objectively I’m glad to see Sharp leave, he was a Perry appointee. I think it’s worth noting that Perry was A) an Aggie and B) mostly a traditional small-c conservative.
The next guy will be picked by Abbott, who A) has gone full right-wing culture war with his myopic and regressive policy, B) is a sip, C) is a complete asshole.
I do not have high hopes for the next chancellor.
I was thinking the same thing when I read that post. Perry was considered a far-right Tea Party nutter back when he tried to make a national run in 2012.
It reminds me of the "GWB wasn't such a bad President!" takes I've been seeing recently. The bar has just moved so low, so quickly.
The best Rick Perry fact that I know is that he got appointed to oversee the one department that he forgot existed when he was listing three departments he would shut down if he got elected president. What a time to be alive!
I think it's the perfect example to highlight exactly how fucking insane the entire situation has become. Things shifted so rapidly over the course of the last 15 years it's almost hard to fathom
While the governor may have influence in choosing the chancellor, he or she is picked by the board of regents and serves at the board's pleasure without a fixed term. Members of the board of regents are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state senate.
As much as I'm happy he's leaving, I am worried about who the BoR will appoint to replace him.
May end up being one of those Devil You Know situations...
Yup, as much as people have valid criticisms, the student population, recognition, and academic rankings have steadily risen under his leadership. Hopefully we don't get a crazy and politically motivated (even moreso) person to replace him.
Disagree. Everyone wants less people until they're the one who gets cut. A&M is a state school with a shit ton of money and its job should be to educate as many Americans as possible. Go to a private school if you want a small exclusive community.
Nah we agree. A&M has not allocated the resources it possesses to effectively educate the students it lets in. The school spread itself too thin, even though they could certainly afford to provide a good education were leadership to choose to do so. I have nothing against increasing enrollment if the admin would be responsible. But they aren’t
If academic rankings continue to increase then how has the resource allocation been ineffective? From a subjective pov I have never had a problem getting personal connections with professors (even a job) and I am in the largest (or 2nd largest) department in the largest college (engineering).
If you're referring to what I think you are when you say "academic rankings," then I don't think that they're that worthwhile a metric. I've known friends who had to graduate a semester late because they couldn't get into a class and others who had to sit on the floor because there wasn't enough seating. Not to mention the lack of study space or parking on campus. Just look up [threads](https://www.reddit.com/r/aggies/comments/r6irvg/25_by_25/) about 25x25 from a few years ago. I mean even the lack of sports passes for some students this year
It’s not entirely. I felt like when I first joined TAMU, the infrastructure was still lacking, but not nearly as much as it is now. Dorms are running out of space if they haven’t already, so demand for student living is skyrocketing, causing mass gentrification in my area to make way for students. ETAM is needed just to make sure everyone gets a major. We’ve had to send overflowed engineering students to Rellis, which is not convenient to get to. Traffic only gets worse and worse as there aren’t enough busses to get everyone to school/work.the list of problems with how rapid our expansion is endless.
Brother there is a book that literally goes over the entire history of the school from 1876, insufficient infrastructure has always been an issue that A&M has faced
I’m not denying that. In fact, much of America is severely lacking in infrastructure. It’s just been largely exacerbated by TAMU deciding the accepting 25k more students by 2025 than normal would be a great idea without consulting with the city.
As others have said before me:
This is a great day for A&M. Sharp has not been good for A&M academics.
But, Gov Abbott appointing the next Chancellor scares me even more.
I hope they pick someone who cares about improving the lives of students more than trying to push the Rudder Associations extreme political agenda. However, I don’t not have hope that this BoR will pick a qualified candidate, especially with Abbott as governor…
Let's get away from fears and anxieties. Serious question:
What do you WANT the next A&M Chancellor to accomplish?
What should be the top priorities for the next A&M Chancellor?
As a State university, A&M has an obligation to educate young Texans to become the next generation of Leadership for the State and Country. What's the best way to meet this obligation?
Is student body too big? Too small?
Anyone want a much smaller College Station campus with 25k undergrad students? At that size, they could probably provide tuition and fee free education to anyone from a family earning <$70k. Is that a desirable goal?
Who should be admitted? Young Texans with:
-The top SAT scores?
-The strongest demonstrated Leadership and Initiative?
-The best embodiment of all the A&M RELLIS Core Values?
Should a student's ties to A&M tradition/heritage be part of admissions?
Please say whether you're a young alum, current student, parent, older alum or general public if you answer. Thanks!
lol a college station campus with 25k undergraduates would be 1/3 of the size it’s currently at. I don’t think anyone realistically wants that.
What I want is better on campus housing and food, better pay for faculty and staff. Along with better pay I would like to see more accountability to professors for their quality of instruction, perhaps more teaching only staff, and “teacher training” if you will, as at the end of the day teaching is a skill. Knowing a lot about a subject doesn’t mean you can effectively teach it.
Praise Queen Rev
While objectively I’m glad to see Sharp leave, he was a Perry appointee. I think it’s worth noting that Perry was A) an Aggie and B) mostly a traditional small-c conservative. The next guy will be picked by Abbott, who A) has gone full right-wing culture war with his myopic and regressive policy, B) is a sip, C) is a complete asshole. I do not have high hopes for the next chancellor.
Man, why'd you have to snap us back to reality. /s I guess we'll see where it goes from here.
Crazy the time we live in where someone like Perry can be considered a small c conservative.
I was thinking the same thing when I read that post. Perry was considered a far-right Tea Party nutter back when he tried to make a national run in 2012. It reminds me of the "GWB wasn't such a bad President!" takes I've been seeing recently. The bar has just moved so low, so quickly.
The best Rick Perry fact that I know is that he got appointed to oversee the one department that he forgot existed when he was listing three departments he would shut down if he got elected president. What a time to be alive!
... and he wasn't aware that said department was in charge of nuclear weapons.
Really? That’s too funny. I’d like to see him back in some sort of higher office, you know, for the comedic value alone.
I think it's the perfect example to highlight exactly how fucking insane the entire situation has become. Things shifted so rapidly over the course of the last 15 years it's almost hard to fathom
If it’s anything like what he’s doing to the UT subreddit patrons, 😬
While the governor may have influence in choosing the chancellor, he or she is picked by the board of regents and serves at the board's pleasure without a fixed term. Members of the board of regents are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state senate.
As much as I'm happy he's leaving, I am worried about who the BoR will appoint to replace him. May end up being one of those Devil You Know situations...
Yup, as much as people have valid criticisms, the student population, recognition, and academic rankings have steadily risen under his leadership. Hopefully we don't get a crazy and politically motivated (even moreso) person to replace him.
the student population rising is not a good thing what
Disagree. Everyone wants less people until they're the one who gets cut. A&M is a state school with a shit ton of money and its job should be to educate as many Americans as possible. Go to a private school if you want a small exclusive community.
Nah we agree. A&M has not allocated the resources it possesses to effectively educate the students it lets in. The school spread itself too thin, even though they could certainly afford to provide a good education were leadership to choose to do so. I have nothing against increasing enrollment if the admin would be responsible. But they aren’t
If academic rankings continue to increase then how has the resource allocation been ineffective? From a subjective pov I have never had a problem getting personal connections with professors (even a job) and I am in the largest (or 2nd largest) department in the largest college (engineering).
If you're referring to what I think you are when you say "academic rankings," then I don't think that they're that worthwhile a metric. I've known friends who had to graduate a semester late because they couldn't get into a class and others who had to sit on the floor because there wasn't enough seating. Not to mention the lack of study space or parking on campus. Just look up [threads](https://www.reddit.com/r/aggies/comments/r6irvg/25_by_25/) about 25x25 from a few years ago. I mean even the lack of sports passes for some students this year
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Not at this rate. Our infrastructure can’t keep up
This has been a problem that the school has faced literally since its inception lol
It’s not entirely. I felt like when I first joined TAMU, the infrastructure was still lacking, but not nearly as much as it is now. Dorms are running out of space if they haven’t already, so demand for student living is skyrocketing, causing mass gentrification in my area to make way for students. ETAM is needed just to make sure everyone gets a major. We’ve had to send overflowed engineering students to Rellis, which is not convenient to get to. Traffic only gets worse and worse as there aren’t enough busses to get everyone to school/work.the list of problems with how rapid our expansion is endless.
Brother there is a book that literally goes over the entire history of the school from 1876, insufficient infrastructure has always been an issue that A&M has faced
I’m not denying that. In fact, much of America is severely lacking in infrastructure. It’s just been largely exacerbated by TAMU deciding the accepting 25k more students by 2025 than normal would be a great idea without consulting with the city.
Again, long history of expanding the school and not expanding the stuff lol there was one point we had students living in canvas tents and shacks.
This is a fantastic take
Sharp has obvious flaws, but at least he loves Texas A&M. Who knows what kind of clown Abbott will appoint next?
On top. Bahahaha
As others have said before me: This is a great day for A&M. Sharp has not been good for A&M academics. But, Gov Abbott appointing the next Chancellor scares me even more.
It’s a classic case of “the devil you know”.
Not very hopeful about the next Abbott sycophant that will replace him
I hope they pick someone who cares about improving the lives of students more than trying to push the Rudder Associations extreme political agenda. However, I don’t not have hope that this BoR will pick a qualified candidate, especially with Abbott as governor…
lol FUCK the rudder association, massive tools the entire family, and thats from alumni
I can only imagine the next horrible person they’ll appoint. Single finger hand emoji for you Sharp!
I'm shocked that Jimbo's plaque isn't on his bookshelf
Let's get away from fears and anxieties. Serious question: What do you WANT the next A&M Chancellor to accomplish? What should be the top priorities for the next A&M Chancellor? As a State university, A&M has an obligation to educate young Texans to become the next generation of Leadership for the State and Country. What's the best way to meet this obligation? Is student body too big? Too small? Anyone want a much smaller College Station campus with 25k undergrad students? At that size, they could probably provide tuition and fee free education to anyone from a family earning <$70k. Is that a desirable goal? Who should be admitted? Young Texans with: -The top SAT scores? -The strongest demonstrated Leadership and Initiative? -The best embodiment of all the A&M RELLIS Core Values? Should a student's ties to A&M tradition/heritage be part of admissions? Please say whether you're a young alum, current student, parent, older alum or general public if you answer. Thanks!
lol a college station campus with 25k undergraduates would be 1/3 of the size it’s currently at. I don’t think anyone realistically wants that. What I want is better on campus housing and food, better pay for faculty and staff. Along with better pay I would like to see more accountability to professors for their quality of instruction, perhaps more teaching only staff, and “teacher training” if you will, as at the end of the day teaching is a skill. Knowing a lot about a subject doesn’t mean you can effectively teach it.
Thanks for saying thanks! It's so nice to see Redditors being grateful :)
These are great questions…
Best news and at the same time bad. Let’s hope it’s not worse…
Leadership at A&M stable as ever.
All we need is General Welsh and we gon be alright ✊🏽
...of a big pile of cash and stifled careers.
This is the best news ever
About. Bloody. Time.
The guy makes a base salary of approximately 1 million per year. Is that necessary?
Have you thought about how much an equivalent resumed CEO makes for a similarly sized corporation…
Top of what? A pile of crap. Good riddance!