Thread by @sarahforpdx

The field for this hire was thin from the get go. Shoureshi was never the right choice. Wim gave plenty of notice before leaving, so trustees could have called a failed search and started over.

No PhD needed to know that a stitch in time saves nine. 1/x

https://twitter.com/JeffmanningOre/status/1126999414768160768

Haven't talked much about my exit from PSU but caveat: I'm bitter. PSU trustees waste hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars on greasy private consultants like Margolis Healy and shitty hires like Shoureshi while students face an 11% tuition hike and programs are cut 🤬 2/x

Meanwhile, one of our greatest regional economic development assets stagnates, a tanker anchored asea for lack of a captain. The effects reverberated throughout our institution as we floundered w/o direction, hemorrhaging talent. 3/x

The equity implications are great. PSU is a pathway to opportunity for so many Portlanders. The current lack of quality leadership (trustees and executives both) means the students and faculty suffer even as administrative budgets bloat. 4/x

And of course, the failure to #DisarmPSU means we know for certain that that Black Lives DON'T matter at Portland State... at all.

Cc @PortlandStateSU 5/x

Portland is a wonderfully creative city at the center of an innovation ecosystem. With the right vision and leadership (community-driven), PSU could grow even as we grow.

(Stanford wasn't always Stanford; every university starts somewhere.)

This latest chapter a tragic one. 6/x

On a personal level, seeing PSU struggle makes me so sad. PSU crafted me into the leader I am today. I'm indebted to my peers, faculty, mentors. Programs like University Studies as an undergrad, my graduate program in the Toulan School, and @FirstStopPDX all world class 🙏🏼 7/7

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