I think that's exactly the right view. It's where Stanford wants to be. As president, Hennessy faces some obstinate problems. One is the Bay Area's lack of affordable housing, which comes on top of the University's struggle with Santa Clara County to develop more of its land. We just have to tackle the housing problem head-on.
Some key posts remain unfilled.
A new provost must be found, obviously, and searches are in progress for deans of the School of Medicine and of Memorial Church. It's not an office he's taking for the paycheck and free housing. It's not a job I have to do for the money. His rise has been faster than almost anyone could have imagined, including Hennessy himself, who was a bit surprised four years ago just to find himself engineering dean. I think he's overwhelmed at the speed with which this has happened.