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It may have taken the University of South Carolina less than 48 hours to find a successor to outgoing president Andy Sorensen. A day after Sorensen’s retirement was announced, Republican operatives were abuzz with the rumor that USC alum and former Chief of Staff to President Bush Andrew Card is being “heavily considered” as a possible replacement.
Sources close to Card confirmed to The Palmetto Scoop that he was approached in 2001 as a replacement to then USC president John Palms. Card was reportedly very interested but declined because he had served with Bush for less than a year.
But his current interest in heading the university remains “high” according to sources. Those I have spoken with noted Card would bring instant international credibility and connections perfect for completing the new billion dollar fundraising drive.
Card left the White House in 2006 and was the second longest serving chief of staff in American history.
I’ll bring you more when I hear it.
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Photo: Washington Post
Great…from the people that brought us the Bush Adminstration (and yes, I voted for him twice)…now we too can have a widely inefficient and wasteful USC.
Not that we don’t already have that…but preactice does make perfect.
Andy Card’s credentials and character are respected worldwide. It would be a Spurrier type hire. Let’s hope the board of trustees has the vision.
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I think he would definitely have the contacts needed to bring money to the school – and that is why College presidents are really there.
An abomination. If this happens, faculty will leave in droves.
The faculty and students would have devalued jobs and degrees if Card was chosen. I mean I know of hundreds of faculty that will be gone before he even starts. Are you serious???
Whats more: http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/07/07/stipend
And: http://chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/bousquet/quality-management-in-south-carolina-1
http://chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/bousquet/quality-management-in-south-carolina-2