In order for a university to function, the freedom to question and criticize must be absolutely unencumbered. During the years prior to the creation of the BOR, the legislature set off on a state-wide hunt for people who were a little too different, or asked a few too many questions. The BOR was and is a firewall protecting the SUS and its' faculty and students from this type of abuse. There is no evidence that the Transition Committee has given any thought to these matters. Rather, this process may be likened to a train careening at full speed down a steep incline.
Disaster is sure to follow, it is only a matter of time.
And the ones who will be hurt the worst are those who had nothing to do with setting the train in motion. The present system with the BOR under a State Board of Education. The role of the Board of Control is unclear at this time. The Transition Committee's system with the State Board of Education divided into three components, each with its' Chancellor. The duties of each of the components in this system are detailed in the attached spreadsheet.