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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDave Brat hired to run Liberty University's business school
https://www.richmond.com/news/local/education/dave-brat-hired-to-run-liberty-university-s-business-school/article_d4d034fc-35ac-5710-b054-e7a02ecc3255.htmlFormer Richmond-area Congressman Dave Brat has a new job in higher education.
Brat on Wednesday was announced as dean of Liberty Universitys School of Business. He assumed the position the same day.
Brat, an ally of President Donald Trump, like Liberty President Jerry Falwell Jr., lost his re-election bid in November to Abigail Spanberger, flipping Virginias 7th District from Republican to Democrat as Democrats seized the majority in the House of Representatives.
We are excited to have Dave Brat joining our team at Liberty and especially in our School of Business, said Liberty Interim Provost Scott Hicks in a prepared statement. Daves experience in the private business sector, in higher education, and most recently as a U.S. Congressman, offer a unique blend of applied experience that brings additional value and depth to our business faculty.
dalton99a
(81,567 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Maybe this means Brat's political career is over. A unique blend, indeed.
underpants
(182,868 posts)The expansion they've undertaken over the last few years is massive. It blocks out the horizon on RT. 460.
Jerry was inspired up to his eyeballs when he died. They settled all debt as I understand it. Their online school is huge too.
So Liberty has hired Brat, Robert Hurt (formerly Va 5th) to run the law & Govt. school, and their new football coach Hugh Freeze got fired at Ole Miss for using his state cell phone to call an escort service.
Robert Hurt, a Republican who once represented the states 5th District, now runs Libertys Center for Law & Government.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Guppy
(444 posts)When exactly did david ever hold a job in business.
underpants
(182,868 posts)He was the head of economics at Randolph-Macon (mostly used to be a private school "safety school"
Guppy
(444 posts)as you know is a consulting. I consider them mostly bullshit artists.