Volume 67, Issue 3

Ranking of presidential criteria (extrapolated based upon a designated numerical scale)

Administrative skill – 464

Torah erudition/ Talmid Chacham – 457

Reputation as a mensch – 404

Academic scholarship in some field – 381

Fundraising capability – 370

What would you rather?

Two presidents (splitting the position of President and Rosh Hayeshiva) – 39%

One president who is also Rosh Hayeshiva – 55%

Undecided – 6%

Do you feel that Azrieli Dean Dr. David Schnall – the only remaining candidate – is a good choice for University president?

Yes – 7%

No, the committee should return to the drawing board – 7%

I don’t know enough about Dr. Schnall to answer the question – 84%

No decision –2%

As Yeshiva finds itself in the depths of a presidential search, The Commentator set out to ascertain the opinions Wilf Campus constituents’ opinions regarding the matter.  The staff of the Commentator chose to emphasize the following issues as being integral to the search process:  Presidential criteria, the possibility of splitting the presidency into two roles, and student sentiment on the candidacy of Dr. David Schnall.  The above poll is a statistical representation of the entire campus.

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