A federal lawsuit, a First Amendment violation, and sworn allegations of evading public records laws defined the tenure of UVM’s new president and her top aides at Boise State.
This reminds me of another on or near campus business brouhaha, in the northeast I think, where the son of the owner of a legendary university focused business confronted some students on a lark stealing some wine or something. University students and professors lined up and threw progressive nonsense at the family that had owned the business for generations and ruined them. It was quite a story. The death of our universities has monumental downstream effects, and tragic human consequences large and small. This UVM leadership triumvirate should be held at arms length by all, like a leaking bag of excrement being carried to the trash can.
Compass Vermont, I’ve wondered why all of this wasn’t reported much, much sooner since the information is all public record or easily discovered. I figured it DID come out, and the Vermont board made its decision citing Tromp as the only finalist nonetheless.
Let me ask, which is it? The board knew all of this and still offered the job to Tromp? Or they were blindsided by information they really should have had prior to making the job offer?
I have no dog in this fight. I simply find the UVM president search and decision fascinating considering Tromp’s record at BSU.
Interestingly, the same type of fast hire (this one happened when the system of checks & balances between deciding bodies went AWOL, and substantial, necessary research into a candidate’s background was AWOL as well) occurred when the BSU head football coach, Bryan Harsin, was hired by Auburn University.
This was a bad hire by a top-tier SEC school. It was made too fast, apparently with slick university PR accepted as legit and persuasive.
This error cost Auburn many millions of dollars. Harsin’s name is now uttered only in disgust at Auburn. But he and his family are set for life with the huge $15.5 million payout he received as part of his contract.
Harsin coached at Auburn for one full season with a losing record (6-7) and was fired halfway through his second season (3-5).
The financial loss was more tolerable than the reputation loss caused by Harsin and his BSU coaching staff.
Thank you for reporting on this matter. First amendment retaliation is real and I should know this is my story.
President Tromp also secretly recorded a conversation with me that is missing several minutes in the beginning again another crucial point in the conversation. This is not about an administration that was under fire from a conservative legislature- that backlash started after these actions came to light. Several other employees have left some with pay outs and non disclosure agreements. There is another pending tort claim from the previous Alumni Association Director, Lisa Gardner for $2.5 million all under this trio.
From your reporting, bringing her team of those involved in the case looks pretty unusual and would think concerning to the UVM board. The president's position seems to be almost a revolving door at UVM, which is concerning in itself. Adding this uncertainty of the executive staff from Boise State bears close scrutiny.
This reminds me of another on or near campus business brouhaha, in the northeast I think, where the son of the owner of a legendary university focused business confronted some students on a lark stealing some wine or something. University students and professors lined up and threw progressive nonsense at the family that had owned the business for generations and ruined them. It was quite a story. The death of our universities has monumental downstream effects, and tragic human consequences large and small. This UVM leadership triumvirate should be held at arms length by all, like a leaking bag of excrement being carried to the trash can.
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Compass Vermont, I’ve wondered why all of this wasn’t reported much, much sooner since the information is all public record or easily discovered. I figured it DID come out, and the Vermont board made its decision citing Tromp as the only finalist nonetheless.
Let me ask, which is it? The board knew all of this and still offered the job to Tromp? Or they were blindsided by information they really should have had prior to making the job offer?
I have no dog in this fight. I simply find the UVM president search and decision fascinating considering Tromp’s record at BSU.
Interestingly, the same type of fast hire (this one happened when the system of checks & balances between deciding bodies went AWOL, and substantial, necessary research into a candidate’s background was AWOL as well) occurred when the BSU head football coach, Bryan Harsin, was hired by Auburn University.
This was a bad hire by a top-tier SEC school. It was made too fast, apparently with slick university PR accepted as legit and persuasive.
This error cost Auburn many millions of dollars. Harsin’s name is now uttered only in disgust at Auburn. But he and his family are set for life with the huge $15.5 million payout he received as part of his contract.
Harsin coached at Auburn for one full season with a losing record (6-7) and was fired halfway through his second season (3-5).
The financial loss was more tolerable than the reputation loss caused by Harsin and his BSU coaching staff.
Thank you for reporting on this matter. First amendment retaliation is real and I should know this is my story.
President Tromp also secretly recorded a conversation with me that is missing several minutes in the beginning again another crucial point in the conversation. This is not about an administration that was under fire from a conservative legislature- that backlash started after these actions came to light. Several other employees have left some with pay outs and non disclosure agreements. There is another pending tort claim from the previous Alumni Association Director, Lisa Gardner for $2.5 million all under this trio.
From your reporting, bringing her team of those involved in the case looks pretty unusual and would think concerning to the UVM board. The president's position seems to be almost a revolving door at UVM, which is concerning in itself. Adding this uncertainty of the executive staff from Boise State bears close scrutiny.