This past year, Wesleyan’s President Doug Bennet announced to the student body that he will be resigning after this academic year. Say what you will, I think Douggie B. was a good guy.

That said, Wesleyan has launched its new Presidential Search:

Toward that end, the Wesleyan Board of Trustees is in the process of convening an 18-person search committee composed of trustees, faculty, staff and students to undertake a comprehensive search to identify and successfully recruit Doug Bennet’s successor.

The Presidential Search Committee is interested in the views of all members of the Wesleyan community and this web site has been designed as a resource for anyone who wishes to share or seek information regarding our search.

Now, with that said, Wesleyan is an excellent institution with an excellent reputation which demands more excellence.

I ask you, dear readers, who is a more excellent candidate for Wesleyan’s next president than 1981 Wesleyan graduate Bradley Whitford?

Mr. Whitford majored in English and Theater while at Wesleyan and earned his master’s in theater from Juilliard. He won an Emmy for his role as Josh Lyman on the hit show The West Wing. He is the co-founder of a charity called Clothes off our Back.

His distinguished filmography includes:

• Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
• Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
• Presumed Innocent (1990)
• Young Guns II (1990)
• Scent of a Woman (1992)
• My Life (1993)
• Philadelphia (1993)
• RoboCop 3 (1993)
• Billy Madison (1995)
• My Fellow Americans (1996)
• Kate & Leopold (2001)
• The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (2005)
• Little Manhattan (2005)
• An American Crime (2007)

A few notable Bradley Whitford/Josh Lyman quotes from the West Wing:

“Senator, take your legislative agenda and shove it up your ass.”

“I drink from the keg of glory, Donna. Bring me the finest muffins and bagels in all the land!”

In conclusion, Bradley Whitford ’81 is my nomination for Wesleyan’s next president.

The end.