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As Walter \u201cTed\u201d Carter Jr.\u2019s time as Ohio State\u2019s president quickly approaches, The Lantern<\/i>\u00a0 takes a deep dive into his previous experience at the University of Nebraska system and in the Navy, paired with his lack of an advanced degree. This culmination of factors presents one question: is Carter qualified?<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” inline_fonts=”Akshar,ABeeZee” global_colors_info=”{}”]When Walter \u201cTed\u201d Carter Jr. takes over as Ohio State\u2019s 17th president, he will fit right in with most Big Ten presidents \u2014 in many ways but one.<\/span><\/p>\n Carter, who is set to leave his role as president of the University of Nebraska system and take over at Ohio State Jan. 1, 2024, matches up well with other university leaders in terms of demographic statistics showing their likelihood to be male, caucasian and over the age of 60.<\/span><\/p>\n Carter is more unique in one category: he doesn\u2019t hold an advanced degree.<\/span><\/p>\n In the <\/span>2023 edition<\/span><\/a> of the American college presidents survey by the American Council on Education, just six, or 0.6 percent of the 950 university presidents interviewed, hold only a bachelor\u2019s degree. While the university has mentioned his time at Top Gun, Carter\u2019s academic education ended with a <\/span>bachelor of physics and oceanography earned from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1981.<\/span> Of 950 university presidents surveyed, only 0.6 percent hold just a bachelor\u2019s degree, while 83.6 percent hold a doctorate.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Judith Wilde, a professor who researches university leadership at George Mason University\u2019s Schar School of Policy and Government, said this could pose issues when Carter handles internal university matters, especially with faculty who dedicate much of their career to time in academics.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve gone through and gotten a degree and worked hard to get where they are as faculty members and to become tenured and all of that,\u201d Wilde said. \u201cSomeone with a bachelor\u2019s degree doesn\u2019t have that same background, has not been at or with universities as long as faculty members are.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Kevin Cox, professor emeritus in Ohio State\u2019s Departments of Political Science and Geography, echoes such sentiment, voicing concern with Carter\u2019s background in interviews and an opinion piece in the <\/span>Columbus Dispatch<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s not going to be on the same wavelength because people that have Ph.D.s are distinguished academics,\u201d Cox said. \u201cThis person is not a distinguished academic.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n That\u2019s not to say Carter isn\u2019t distinguished.<\/span><\/p>\n After earning his degree in 1981, Carter graduated from the Navy Fighter Weapons School, or\u00a0 Top Gun, in 1985, a highlight of a 38-year career in the Navy in which he flew 125 missions. In 2014, he returned to the U.S. Naval Academy as its 62nd superintendent after a yearlong stint as the 54th president of the U.S. Naval War College.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-9.08.36-AM.jpg” title_text=”Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-9.08.36-AM” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Ohio State’s 17th President Ted Carter flew for the Navy in the 1980s.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2023\/12\/62-copy.png” title_text=”62 copy” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Judith Wilde, a research professor at George Mason University, weighed in on Carter’s educational and professional background.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In 2020, he became president of the University of Nebraska system, leading four university campuses, and is known for his efforts to reduce university and student debt. Unlike Ohio State and its branches, each branch of the Nebraska system has its own chancellor.<\/span><\/p>\n Though Wilde believes this background might be detrimental to relationships with faculty, she said it could be a benefit for the rest of the president\u2019s roles. According to her research, the provost \u2014 who also typically acts as vice president \u2014 and the president work together, but with a non-traditional president like Carter, the situation might be different.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing more often \u2014 I would not call it typical yet \u2014 is a real differentiation between the two roles where the provost is really the one who works with the deans and watching the academic side of the house,\u201d Wilde said. \u201cThe president is more externally facing and is meeting with donors, meeting with legislators \u2014 certainly still the leader of the university but in a different way.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Even so, some faculty, including Cox, don\u2019t see a positive side to this possibility, especially when matched with other university leaders who have extensive experience in academics.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re not going to take him seriously,\u201d Cox said. \u201cThat means they\u2019re not going to take Ohio State seriously. Their attitude is going to be, \u2018What\u2019s Ohio State doing hiring a person like this, whose only academic credential is a B.A.?\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Cox is not alone among faculty in his concerns, but he was the only one willing to speak on the record. In a brief statement, Carter declined an interview to discuss the concerns until he becomes president.<\/span><\/p>\n Ohio State spokesperson Chris Booker said in an email that Carter will bring an \u201cunparalleled combination of strategic leadership, experience in higher education and service\u201d to Ohio State, mentioning Carter\u2019s extensive time in the military from credentials in the Navy Nuclear Power School, the U.S. Air Force Air War College, Naval War College, Armed Forces Staff College and Top Gun.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cCurrently, Carter leads the University of Nebraska System where he oversees four campuses of almost 70,000 students, faculty and staff, including an academic medical center,\u201d Booker said. \u201cPrior to leading Nebraska, he served as superintendent of the Naval Academy, a top ranked liberal arts college, and president of the U.S. Naval War College, where 1,600 residents and 100,000 distance education students pursue graduate-level education.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPresident Carter has decades of experience leading complex organizations. His unique leadership experience encompasses the skills needed to keep Ohio State at the forefront of research, innovation and creative expression, student success, workforce development, patient care, college affordability and athletic excellence,\u201d he continued.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In a <\/span>Nov. 3 interview<\/span><\/a> with interim university President Peter Mohler, he agreed Carter\u2019s military background will offer a unique and well-suited set of skills for Ohio State.<\/span><\/p>\n “What’s been really fun to learn about President Carter is how he has been a continuous learner,\u201d Mohler said. \u201cAnd to the point of looking at his training and his retraining and his retraining and reeducation, if you follow this career, how he began in one area of the service and then evolve that into a completely new area, where he went from a naval aviator to getting into things in nuclear, and so the complexity of some of the things that he’s dealt with in his is world in the military and how applying a lot of those complex mechanisms for solving problems.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The Demographics<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n About 70 percent of all university presidents are men. Forty-five percent are white men, and the average age of those holding office is 60, according to data from the American Council on Education, an organization dedicated to policy and research for institutions of higher education.<\/span><\/p>\n Analysis of the current university presidents in the 13 other Big Ten schools shows all of them have an advanced degree, 11 of which are a doctorate and two of which are a Juris Doctor degree. Two presidents are white men, and the others are all white women or men of color, with the exception of Penn State\u2019s president Neeli Bendapudi, an Indian woman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the Buckeye lineage, there have been two white women who served as president since 1870, 12 white men and one man of color.\u00a0<\/span> Most university presidents have a background in academia, educationally and professionally.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The last Ohio State president to serve without a Ph.D. was Michael Drake from 2014-2020, though he held a Doctor of Medicine. The last leader without a doctorate was Novice Gail Fawcett, who did not finish his doctorate before becoming president in 1956, according to Ohio State archives.<\/span><\/p>\n Wilde said that being nontraditional in lacking an advanced degree poses a major disadvantage for Carter.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI would hope that the board of directors would actually bring in someone to work with him for a while as an executive coach, because that may help him,\u201d Wilde said. \u201cBecause right now, coming in as very nontraditional with only a bachelor\u2019s, no real experience with a major university before, he\u2019s gonna have a lot of distrust from the faculty.\u201d<\/span> Kevin Cox has been outspoken about his opinion on Carter’s background, writing an op-ed in the Columbus Dispatch Sept. 5.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Echoing Wilde\u2019s concerns, Cox said Carter lacks the understanding of university faculty and what their positions entail.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe needs to have some sense of how science goes about things, some sense of the humanities and what they\u2019re up to, what their goals are, and the social sciences likewise, but he doesn\u2019t speak these languages,\u201d Cox said. \u201cWhat I mean to say is, he\u2019s not aware. I can\u2019t believe he\u2019s aware with just a [bachelor\u2019s degree]. I can\u2019t believe he\u2019s aware of how these different disciplines, how these different subject areas go about their tasks.\u201d Ohio State ranked 11th among national universities in research and development expenditures for the 2022 fiscal year, according to the National Science Foundation\u2019s annual <\/span>Higher Education and Research Development survey<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Cox said a limited background in academia will create a schism between faculty and university leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDistrust is part of it but also a degree of contempt,\u201d Cox said. \u201cWho is this person who\u2019s going to pronounce on university policy and he hasn\u2019t had experience in the academic world?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n As Booker mentioned, \u201cCarter [led] a four-campus university system that enrolls nearly 50,000 students and employs 16,000 faculty and staff on campuses in Lincoln, Omaha and Kearney, plus academic divisions and research and extension centers across the state.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Wilde said there is an important distinction between a university president and the president of a university system.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBeing president of a system means that you\u2019re doing the overview work here \u2014 you\u2019re supervising the president to make sure that they\u2019re meeting their goals and so on,\u201d Wilde said. \u201cBut you\u2019re not so much looking at how they meet those goals, they don\u2019t have the in-depth view of the individual universities that you would if you were president of the university.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cBeing president of a system means that you’re doing the overview work here \u2014 you’re supervising the president to make sure that they’re meeting their goals and so on,\u201d Wilde said. \u201cBut you’re not so much looking at how they meet those goals, they don’t have the in-depth view of the individual universities that you would if you were president of the university.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Carter\u2019s position at the University of Nebraska entails the overview and appointment of chancellors of each of the regional campuses. The chancellors serve as \u201cvice presidents of the university and as chief operating officers on their own campus\u201d according to the University of Nebraska <\/span>website<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Cox worries Carter\u2019s role at the University of Nebraska hasn\u2019t prepared him for becoming a university president, and that he views Ohio State as a business rather than an institution.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI worry about what his view of the university is,\u201d Cox said. \u201cDoes he see it as a business or does he see it as a serious place of learning? As a business to be managed using all the usual brute, bureaucratic means, or does it mean that he\u2019s a person with a knowledge of academics \u2014 the academy, the academics \u2014 that allows him to show some sympathy for what their goals are.\u201d<\/span> He released a \u201cfive-point plan\u201d to address the University of Nebraska\u2019s $58 million budget shortfall that was projected by the end of the 2024-25 academic year as a result of declining enrollment, inflation and other economic factors, according to a <\/span>press release<\/span><\/a> from the University of Nebraska.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Carter planned to address these issues primarily through a hiring freeze on staff and by decreasing the budget of all university departments by 2.5 percent. He also implemented a plan to increase tuition by 3.5 percent and decrease university spending by $27 million as a whole in order to balance the budget within two years, according to the <\/span>Nebraska Examiner<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Cox emphasized his view that Ohio State, a university with an endowment of $7.4 billion <\/a>versus Nebraska\u2019s $1.7 billion<\/a>, needs a president with more than a financial outlook.<\/span> The University of Nebraska is also vastly different from Ohio State\u2019s Columbus campus in terms of size. The size of the student body across the entire Nebraska system is nearly 50,000 with the Nebraska-Lincoln campus having the most students at 24,000, according to <\/span>statistics<\/span><\/a> from Nebraska. Ohio State\u2019s <\/span>Columbus campus<\/span><\/a> alone has over 60,000 students.<\/span><\/p>\n The U.S. Naval War College at Newport has an enrollment of about 600 students according to its <\/span>website<\/span><\/a>. With Carter\u2019s transition to Ohio State, he\u2019ll serve at the fourth-largest university in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe presents himself in his own words, he sees himself as a chief executive officer,\u201d Cox said. \u201cIn other words, that suggests that the university is a business corporation.\u201d\u00a0<\/span> Carter will make the transition from the University of Nebraska system, with an enrollment of about 50,000 students, to Ohio State, with 60,000 students at the Columbus campus.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Thoughts on whether or not Carter will see his presidency as a business and if he has enough prior experience in academia have raised concerns as to whether or not he can rise to the challenges a school like Ohio State presents.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Comparing Carter to Kristina M. Johnson<\/span><\/span> Prior to Carter, former university President Kristina M. Johnson began implementing policies to eradicate student debt and turn Ohio State into a zero-waste university.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n At Nebraska, Carter proposed the \u201c<\/span>Nebraska Promise,<\/span><\/a>\u201d which covered tuition for low-income families in Nebraska, and is comparable to Johnson\u2019s \u201c<\/span>Scarlet and Gray Advantage.<\/span><\/a>\u201d\u00a0<\/span>However, in terms of sustainability policies, Johnson\u2019s background for the <\/span>United States Department of Energy<\/span><\/a> in her role for Energy and Environment meant her knowledge and background were extensive and positioned sustainability as a priority for her.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Johnson taught a course titled \u201cPathways to Net Zero Emissions<\/a>\u201d and was outspoken on the importance of clean energy initiatives at Ohio State and decreasing university carbon emissions. Carter, as a system president, released a set of sustainability measures<\/a> as a goal for the system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cNebraskans entrust their university with their most precious resources\u2014natural, human, and capital\u2014and expect us to operate with common sense and prudence. We won\u2019t spend money we don\u2019t have; we will take care of the resources we do have; and we will continually look for opportunities to become more effective and efficient,\u201d according to the University of Nebraska System sustainability website.<\/span><\/p>\n Johnson was also key in the development of Carmenton<\/a>, a new innovation district on Ohio State\u2019s West Campus. The ambitious project<\/a> aims to bring together technology, business, government and medicine to create a competitive and cutting-edge Ohio State asset.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Of course, Carter and Johnson faced many similar issues that will likely affect many past Carter.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Ohio State is still in the midst of lawsuits brought by victims of university doctor Richard Strauss. This past <\/span>June,<\/span><\/a> the Supreme Court ruled in favor of letting over 230 Strauss survivors continue taking legal action against the university.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\nPatricia B. Miller Special Projects Reporter<\/em><\/h2>\n
Josie Stewart
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\u201cHe’s not going to be on the same wavelength because people that have Ph.D.s are distinguished academics,\u201d Cox said. \u201cThis person is not a distinguished academic.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n
Courtesy of Ted Carter on X, formerly known as Twitter, @UofNE_President<\/h6>\n
Courtesy of Judith Wilde<\/h6>\n
\u201cPresident Carter has decades of experience leading complex organizations. His unique leadership experience encompasses the skills needed to keep Ohio State at the forefront of research, innovation and creative expression, student success, workforce development, patient care, college affordability and athletic excellence,\u201d Booker said.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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