July 9, 2004
President's Call for a New Provost Is Inadvertently Broadcast on the Internet
Always assume that the microphone is on. Blandina Cardenas, new president of the University of Texas-Pan American, learned that lesson the hard way last month.
Just before a live Internet broadcast of a news conference in Austin to announce Ms. Cardenas's appointment as president, a technician punched a button prematurely, airing about 20 seconds of her comments during an executive session with the University of Texas System's Board of Regents.
"I think we need a new provost,"
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