Pike - Agree that Ayers will probably stay. Attending a recent event during the Reunion weekend Ayers said and this is a paraphrase because don't remember every exact word but he said to the effect, "the way things are going here is like heaven and I just don't want to foul it up." I am a huge Ayers fan - the man is personable, cheerful, self deprecating or humble if you prefer, a talented leader, well regarded, and very approachable. As just another example of how well liked he is at the reunion weekend I was waiting near the campus lake for my wife to come back from the car and had a conversation with a young woman and her 8 year old son. She was a graduate of UVA and told me about being enrolled in Dr. Ayer's course - there was such a demand and huge waiting list for the course that she camped out for a number of hours in order to sign up. Hopefully we do everything possible to keep Ayers as our president.