University Of Virginia President's Farewell Address

This is a transcript of the farewell address.  It appears that influential members of the Board wanted its recently hired leader to behave more like a corporate turn around manager, than as a the president of a great university. Some members of the Board also wanted  to eliminate courses that they did not like.  They seemed to be primarily concerned about the financial position of the university. They acted like a corporate board with a focus on the bottom line.  There also seemed to be an expectation on the Board that the president of a university can unilaterally make dramatic changes in a very complex organization that has a different culture than most businesses.  They were in search of a "corporate savior" The Interim President named to replace Dr. Sullivan is from the Business School. I suspect also that politics was involved.  The newly elected Republican Governor appointed 8 new members to the Board.