It is not uncommon for academic hiring decisions to divide departments, as it did here.
But he is also gaining a larger voice on political matters and politically sensitive hiring decisions.
If this is the case, the relative could then recuse from any hiring decisions.
He'd be conducting the interviews and making the hiring decisions himself.
Watson has been reported to say this was the best hiring decision he ever made.
For the leadership of the editors' group, whose members make the hiring decisions, the trend was depressing.
He makes all product development and creative hiring decisions himself.
Of course, the hiring decisions are made by the colleges.
Auto-industry partners encourage this kind of blue-sky thinking, even if they do not always make their hiring decisions based on it.