Advocates: Make search for Michigan university leader public
(AP) — Open government advocates are speaking out against Western Michigan University's decision to keep names of candidates being considered for the school's president confidential.
University officials said the Presidential Search Advisory Committee chose a confidential process in hopes of attracting the best candidates and hiring the best person for the job.
"Anyone planning on becoming a president of a public university should be very sensitive to transparency and accountability, and should insist in meeting people there before taking a job," Briggs-Bunting said.