Could we change the Academy rules to make it so that that all of the assigned commandant's skills (research field, production bonuses, etc) improve the likelihood/quality of those qualities for new officers/admins/scientists, instead of currently where it only helps if the scientist is >20% (IIRC) etc?
Often I don't HAVE a scientist in a field, much less someone with >20% in the field. I can reassign someone to the field, but they'll never come in with 20%. It would make more sense that even assigning someone with a specific field would help increase engagement in that field, even if they're an amateur.
If you assign a scientist as commandant, it already increases the chance of new scientists being in the same field, regardless of bonus. The 20% only affects the research bonus of new scientists.