Rules of the Heist…the Formula.
Say you're a journalist. And you're a very serious journalist. And you only cover very serious things. Well the confusion is, sometimes very serious things can be very silly. So you might miss a thing or two, dismissing them as not very serious.
This is just one of those very silly, and very serious, things…
When a new public university president is appointed, and:
They have political connections, and are appointed by a politician or political body,
They have no previous academic experience,
They are deeply unpopular with the university community, and take the job anyway…
More than likely:
They will not have submitted a résumé or curriculum vitae in the presidential search process; or will have submitted an incomplete résumé or c.v., or the university will have withheld the résumé or c.v. until after the president’s selection or confirmation.
The political appointee will own a sole proprietorship or controlling interesting in private company (or several) with cryptic or puzzling activities, limited or no web presence. Chances are the name is generic, and includes words like “consulting” “capital” and “strategy.”
They will have some specialized financial expertise or access…a unique knowledge of special tax protections available to religious institutions or education nonprofits, or real estate, or private equity or public-private finance…
You may have found…a Higher Ed Heist!
Could be you’ll find:
Kick-backs
A tax dodge
A real estate grift
Access to the endowment
Or any number of other plays for campus cash!
Get started searching with the tools, resources, and case studies available here!
Rules:
🚩 If a person or company never does something, and starts…or always does something, and stops…
An approved curriculum of the Thee Announce Academy.
