Presidential Suite (and Sour). The Iowa Board of Regents named corporate turnaround artist Bruce Herrald as the new President of the University of Iowa Thursday, replacing the retiring Sally Mason. Herrald, 64, was chosen over three other candidates who held positions in university administration.
The implication of that sentence, of course, is that Herrald doesn't have that experience, and he doesn't. He's taught at Northwestern and Harvard before, but Herrald's management experience comes solely from the private sector. That lack of higher education experience has rubbed some in the University community the wrong way. Did I say some?