Colorado Public Radio: A faculty organization at Colorado State University is accusing the CSU system Board of Governors of carrying out a “closed door” search to replace outgoing chancellor, Tony Frank, a search that it says lacks transparency, bypasses faculty, and allows Frank to effectively choose his own successor.

“This begs the question of who, exactly, is making the selection,” wrote Mary Van Buren, president of the Fort Collins chapter of the American Association of University Professors in a strongly worded letter to the board. “All of the above suggests that Dr. Frank is, in fact, naming a successor rather than conducting an objective search.”

The letter calls the process a “grave concern” that fails to meet even minimal national standards for selecting a system-wide academic leader and bypasses shared governance — a core principle of higher education administration.

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