As we’ve offered in previous posts, the answer to that is “yes and no.”
We’ll just leave this up for now.
The only time a dean goes from a higher-ranked school to a lower-ranked one is when there's something amiss at the school they're leaving.
— Essay Snark (@EssaySnark) June 11, 2019
We were already cautioning applicants about @USCmarshallMBA and, well….. https://t.co/AtzNht8uUu
— Essay Snark (@EssaySnark) June 11, 2019
Ah ok – not effective immediately – he'll stick around at Wharton thru end of 2019-20 academic year. Odd it was announced this way though. Did USC people jump the gun? Why didn't this news come from Wharton first? Not handled well – poor leadership here. https://t.co/9zH2v3mm5Q
— Essay Snark (@EssaySnark) June 11, 2019
Like, how did it happen?
“Hello, Wharton HR? My name is Jane, I’m calling from human resources at USC Marshall. We wanted to get a reference on someone that works there, Geoff Garrett? Do you have a sec to answer a few questions for me about his employment?”
Dang, are we turning into a tea channel?
— Essay Snark (@EssaySnark) June 11, 2019
OK gonna let it go now.
Tell us what you think.