MEDIAPOLIS — Today, Rep. Taylor Collins, Chair of the House Committee on Higher Education, released the following statement following the selection of David Cook to be the next President of Iowa State University.
“As an Iowa State Alumni, I’m excited to see a fellow Cyclone has been selected as Iowa State’s next President,” said Rep. Collins. “This coming session I look forward to working with President Cook to continue to reform Iowa’s higher education system.”
“While I believe the right candidate was ultimately selected, glaring issues in the presidential selection process have once again emerged. Not only did two of the four finalists drop out before even coming to campus, but the other finalist was a self proclaimed climate advocate, and a proponent of lab grown meat. As a result, this coming session the Higher Education Committee will seek to make additional reforms to the university president selection process.”