A Starr at Baylor University!

I have to say I was really surprised by the announcement a couple of days ago that Ken Starr was being named the next President of Baylor University. The same Ken Starr who was famously or infamously known in the 90's (depends on which way one looks at it) as the thorn in Bill Clinton's side. As a result of that one item on his resume, he has been compared to the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter. I'm not necessarily saying that's bad, but since he has an extremist image as being one on the hard Right of the social and political spectrum, I never would have put his name together with being at Baylor University. Since his hiring, I have learned a little more about his background, which makes him more of an unlikely candidate for the position of President of the world's largest Baptist university. Mr. Starr is the son of a Church of Christ preacher, attended a non-denominational church in his adult years, and was a Dean at a Church of Christ-affiliated school (though Pepperdine is considered a left-leaning Church of Christ school) when Baylor hired him.
Since his hiring, the Baylor board of regents have faced criticism from both sides of the aisle. More moderate-leaning pastors have labeled Mr. Starr as "divisive" and the wrong person that a deeply divided university like Baylor is needing right now. On the other side, Paige Patterson of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he wishes Baylor would hire a Baptist pastor with a Ph.D.
I offer a synthesis of both of these views. Perhaps we should give Starr a chance and not go by a media-created caricature of who he is or go by the traditional persona of choosing a Baptist university president. Whether or not you agree with the job he did in the 90's when investigating the allegations against Clinton, why let that be your only perception of him and the way you identify him? And yes, there was a time when only Baptist pastors were allowed to run Baptist institutions, but those days are over. Starr is a committed believer and follower of Christ who affirms the doctrines that are important to Baptists. So what's the problem? If we had a self-proclaimed atheist in there, then I would say there should be concern. But here is a guy who is committed to the faith, has experience in higher education, and has the leadership ability to take Baylor University through the process of healing the divisions that have been problematic now for years.
Here's another thought. Let's don't allow Mr. Starr just two years like his predecessor was given. That's an impossible amount of time to get anything done. This process may take ten years or better. Let's give him that time and allow him room for error.