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Governor orchestrated president’s firing

4/29/2012: That would be Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindahl, firing LSU president John Lombardi yesterday. The LSU board members actually have some stones – it’s a 12-4 split, and some members are publicly accusing others of breaking the state’s public meetings law:

Board member Tony Falterman said board Chairman Hank Danos called Thursday night to say Lombardi would be fired. “How did you know you had the votes,” Falterman asked. “If you polled (other board members), you’re in violation of open meeting laws. I’m not accusing you of it, but I’d like to know how you had the votes.”

Sure you’re not accusing him. Pretty sad to think how sewn up tight Oregon politics has become – no one on the OUS board will publicly challenge Kitzhaber on what he did to Lariviere. But Lombardi’s comment bears on UO’s independent board plans:

“Having worked in different states with different college board and system arrangements, Lombardi added, ‘None of them are any good.'”

Thanks to an anonymous contributor for the story.

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