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Academic search expert John W. Chandler, of the headhunting firm Academic Search Consultation Service, says that search committees and governing boards sometimes take an interest in prominent politicos but rarely appoint them...
Search committees usually have two questions about such candidates, Chandler says. First, they question if the person has any "political itch" left...
...There can always be a worry about whether the tenure would be short and the person would go on to another political position," Chandler said...
...Next, Chandler adds, search committees worry whether the candidate's political affiliation might concern alums with fat wallets...
...fewer candidates who are likley to jump quickly to mind as the logical, obvious candidates for those institutions," Chandler says. "In an earlier period, someone such as...Nan Keohane figured into speculation quite widely then." Nevertheless, he adds, "there's likely to be a substantial amount of overlap in the pools...