Word: silbering
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...dispute over Goldin’s contract originated when Silber changed his mind and decided to remain on the Board of Trustees when Goldin took over as president—despite Silber’s former announcement that he would step down completely at that time. But Goldin demanded that Silber adhere to his original promise of leaving the university administration, angering some board members, according to the Boston Globe...
...Silber had abusive power. He made the Board of Trustees too big and too compliant,” a BU faculty member said on condition of anonymity. “It is one of Silber’s legacies that we still have to deal with...
...Silber originally pushed Goldin as a top candidate during the summer search process in what some members of the BU community have said was a rushed process. All the trustees had only met once with Goldin before his appointment, according to the Boston Globe...
...Goldin] was a last-minute candidate pushed very strongly by Silber. He was not given a thorough review, and I think that was at the root of the problem,” said the faculty member...
According to a Boston Globe article, Goldin had several small clashes with members of the Board of Trustees even before he was appointed president. Yet because Goldin had the strong backing of Silber, some members of the board kept their doubts to themselves and Goldin was voted in unanimously with most of the conditions of his contract—including a minimum $600,000 per year paycheck—satisfied...