There are 5 final candidates to take the new position as Marshall University President. 
Jerome Gilbert was an amazing and welcoming President, with history in academia, a caring charisma and an interest in diversity and inclusion on our campus, he will be greatly missed. 

Four finalists have a past and history in academia, yet Brad Smith does not. He has been listed in multiple sources in the past as one of the top American Businessmen. As students, want a President with a history and care in academics, not business.