One of the main things they bring is a lot of experience with different approaches to issues in higher education.

It may come down to who is the best fit for the campus. We're getting positive feedback on all of the candidates. It's going to be a choice among three reasonably qualified candidates.

I hope everyone can sense that the actual people are very much what their paper profiles suggested. People can write up I did this, I did this, but when you talk with them you can sense what their commitment and passion is.

I would say the experience is strong, but it's not so much better than the alternatives other companies have out there.

It was a great experience. You're sort of warned against meeting your idols, but I don't take that too seriously. I'm glad to have the view of him -- or anybody -- enlarged or enriched.

Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't