College president is a dead whale job

Despite a lot of criticism, George Bridges is doing a very good job as president at The Evergreen State College.

I know. I began my academic career as a professor in a classroom and ended as a president in a corner office. On the way, I thought I was climbing the ladder to the top. But when I got there, I discovered I was in the basement. It was then I learned the truth: The president of a college has a dead whale job. Nearly everything that crosses the desk is huge and it stinks to high heaven.

George, you are doing a hell of a good job riding your dead whale through the surf.

This story was originally published October 13, 2017 at 6:02 PM with the headline "College president is a dead whale job."