Q&A: What do you want in a university president?

Western is in the midst of a national search for our 14th president. President Bruce Shepard announced he will be retiring at the end of the 2015-16 academic year this past June.

According to a Western update, a 15-member Presidential Search Advisory Committee will be selected on Nov. 2 by Western’s Board of Trustees to help with the search and screening process.

In light of this, The Western Front asked a few students and a faculty member about what they hope to see in our next president