Prof. joins Obama team
Dan Esty LAW ’86, a professor at the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, has been named to the transition team of President-elect Barack Obama.
Esty, who worked as an adviser on environment and energy to Obama during the campaign, confirmed the appointment in an e-mail message to the News last night. While he did not comment further and spokespeople for Obama could not be reached for comment late Monday, Esty’s appointment comes as little surprise; indeed, many faculty said it could be a precursor to an eventual appointment of Esty to the position of Environmental...
This is good news, Esty is a respectable scholar, not a left-wing radical of the sort you would expect Obama to have appointed on his cabinet.