Hartzell leaving for SMU

[Vino Bevo]

Just saw a pop-up from a local Austin affiliate and then saw the email from Hartzell announcing his decision to leave UT for a new challenge at SMU. Many of you guys are more familiar with the inner dealings and decisions coming from his office but this feels like a loss to me and I'm sad to see it.

Good news this didn't happen during the peak of the DEI culture and here's hoping it has absolutely no impact on the decision as to who comes next.

 

[Horn6721]

Can someone explain? Sabre?

 

[HornHuskerDad]

^6721 is right to ask - there has to be something behind the headlines, and someone with insight can help explain.

 

[Monahorns]

Only thing I can come up with is that Hartzell was finding opposition to some policy he was trying to implement. My wild guess is either he was trying to remove all DEI in accordance with state law and it wasn't happening. Or he didn't want to remove DEI and the board was trying to get him to follow through in implementing state law.

 

[mchammer]

Maybe he doesn’t want to be Luigi’d.

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

Maybe he doesn’t want to be Luigi’d.

Or Bomar'd.

 

[Dionysus]

Possibly a $ factor, if this is true.

 

[Horn6721]

I understand there might be fewer headaches at SMU but I know a President does NOT have complete autonomy.
Damn the pay difference would be a big draw