Some faculty, students push back on Perdue’s chancellor nomination

Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is the sole finalist to lead the state’s public university system. Some critics fear he’ll support funding cuts and won’t look out for schools’ best interests.

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Former Georgia Gov. and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is poised to become the next chancellor of the state’s public university system. His supporters say Perdue has the executive experience needed for the job, but some students and faculty strongly disagree.

Campus backlash

Matthew Boedy is a rhetoric professor at the University of North Georgia and the president of the Georgia Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). He’s vehemently opposed to Perdue’s nomination.