Controversial University President (Probably) Heads To The Field Museum

The Field Museum apparently needs “a gentleman with elbows” as its president, according to one member of the board that is likely to offer the job to former University of Oregon president Richard Lariviere. Lariviere’s reputation as a change agent – who angered the Oregon University System’s governing board enough that they fired him in the middle of this academic year – doesn’t worry the Field Museum’s board.