BREAKING: Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp will retire on June 30, 2025. Story to come.
— Alex Miller (@AlexMill20) July 1, 2024
Might be the best news of the week/month/year.
BREAKING: Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp will retire on June 30, 2025. Story to come.
— Alex Miller (@AlexMill20) July 1, 2024
yeah, definition of success will vary from person to person. I kindof wish A&M was still a relatively small school with legacy admission and you could still back your truck up to northgate.hunter2012 said:
I don't disagree about growing the university to new heights, but the growth should have been about half as fast as they pushed it.
Well you can thank the state legislature for it not being like the good old days. They ruined it when they passed the top 10% law for admissions to state universities.Ragnar Danneskjoldd said:yeah, definition of success will vary from person to person. I kindof wish A&M was still a relatively small school with legacy admission and you could still back your truck up to northgate.hunter2012 said:
I don't disagree about growing the university to new heights, but the growth should have been about half as fast as they pushed it.
He didn't really have control of the speed in which the school population grew. Not much he could do about the top 10% law passed by the state legislature (who conveniently made it only the top 6% at tu, and they still get majority of the PUF fund even though A&M has been burdened with educating A higher student population).well_endowed_ag said:
I generally agree with his mission to make the university larger, but I think it happened too quickly, and the way it came at the expense of academic rankings and faculty-to-student ratio was unfortunate.
murphyag said:Well you can thank the state legislature for it not being like the good old days. They ruined it when they passed the top 10% law for admissions to state universities.Ragnar Danneskjoldd said:yeah, definition of success will vary from person to person. I kindof wish A&M was still a relatively small school with legacy admission and you could still back your truck up to northgate.hunter2012 said:
I don't disagree about growing the university to new heights, but the growth should have been about half as fast as they pushed it.
Agree on this point. Remember who gets to pick his replacement...Ragnar Danneskjoldd said:
I think he's been a net positive for A&M. I would wait to see who follows him before celebrating. Most people in our society and in academia in particular are not very capable or competent.
I'm sure there are stats that go further back if I look hardermurphyag said:He didn't really have control of the speed in which the school population grew. Not much he could do about the top 10% law passed by the state legislature (who conveniently made it only the top 6% at tu, and they still get majority of the PUF fund even though A&M has been burdened with educating A higher student population).well_endowed_ag said:
I generally agree with his mission to make the university larger, but I think it happened too quickly, and the way it came at the expense of academic rankings and faculty-to-student ratio was unfortunate.
ETA- Don't misunderstand me, he often says and does things that are cringey as hell. But, I do blame the size of our student population on the Texas legislature.
Make admission contingent upon giving a crap about being an Aggie and demonstrate the ability to succeed. I dont care if you have high test scores but A&M is just another option youre considering. Legacies should be heavily weighted.Maroon Flash said:
10% rule needs to go. Return to competitive admissions with test scores very heavily factoring in. Unfortunately top 30% of many private schools >> top 10% of public schools.
hunter2012 said:BREAKING: Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp will retire on June 30, 2025. Story to come.
— Alex Miller (@AlexMill20) July 1, 2024
Might be the best news of the week/month/year.
Ragnar Danneskjoldd said:
I think he's been a net positive for A&M.
Uhhhm ....deer corn said:Ragnar Danneskjoldd said:
I think he's been a net positive for A&M.
This is like saying, "I don't think Hitler liked Jews."
Hellbent said:
By far the best Chancellor in the history of Texas A&M
The Zookeeper said:Uhhhm ....deer corn said:Ragnar Danneskjoldd said:
I think he's been a net positive for A&M.
This is like saying, "I don't think Hitler liked Jews."
Wouldn't it be the polar opposite of saying that?