Rumor has it that there is quite a divide about a new president.
According to the rumor, the chair of the College Council (sort of like a board of directors) thinks that only an admiral should run the school. Another member of the council seems to think the same thing.
Meanwhile, the faculty is sick of the admirals and would like to see someone who knows how to run a college, and does not think of Maritime as a Navy base, get the job.