OSU pres resigned unexpectedly after commission investigating found something. SUprised by number of Univ Prez resigning from high profile schools this year. Coincidence or average or ?? If they follow UF lead and put political operatives into most of these positions the tin foil hat might go on. Ohio State University President To Resign After Two And A Half Years On The Job (forbes.com) Ohio State University (OSU) Kristina M. Johnson announced on Monday night that she will be stepping down as president of the university, effective next May, at the end of the current academic year. Johnson’s announcement confirmed a report of her resignation that had appeared in The Columbus Dispatch earlier in the day. Her departure as OSU’s 16th president appears to have been prompted by the University’s Board of Trustees requesting that she resign, following an investigation conducted by an outside firm into concerns expressed by university staff. The details of that investigation remain vague at this time, and the university has not provided any further clarification of the circumstances surrounding Johnson’s decision. In her statement, Dr. Johnson said that she was “very proud of all that we have accomplished together. It’s been a privilege to serve this incredible university, and I have been honored to work as part of this brilliant, dedicated and passionate community.” ........................... Johnson’s resignation is just the latest in a spate of announced departures by presidents and chancellors of high profile institutions over the past year, including Harvard University, University of Florida, University of Michigan, MIT, Purdue University, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Tufts University, New York University, George Washington University, Bowdoin College, Harvey Mudd College, Dartmouth College, and Smith College.
Most of those seem like “coincidence” since they are unrelated and largely private universities. What is a “normal” amount of turnover? What is the baseline? Really, only OSU, Michigan, and FL are the state schools where one might think political interference, but Michigan wasn’t likely pressured by their dem Governor. FL was most definitely political, could OSU be as well? Possibly.
If there are 400-500 major public and private universities in the US, and the average tenure for a university head is 8-10 years, then you’ll get 40-50 resignations year on and year out just based on the math.
seems like a lot of top tier universities this year Harvard, Stanford, Michigan, Columbia, MIT, Purdue, NYU, UF, Univ of Penn, Dartmouth lot of great opportunities for someone
