University of Michigan Fires Its President Over Inappropriate Relationship
The New York Times
Mark Schlissel’s contract was terminated immediately for interactions with a subordinate, the Board of Regents said.
The president of the University of Michigan, Mark S. Schlissel, has been fired for having a relationship with a subordinate that the university’s Board of Regents said violated university policy and was carried out “in a manner inconsistent with the dignity and reputation of the university.”
The board terminated Dr. Schlissel’s employment effective immediately after a special meeting on Saturday, ordering him to return all university property and canceling an agreement that would have continued paying him his base salary of $927,000 for two years after his contract was supposed to end in 2023.
The board named a former president, Mary Sue Coleman, as interim president.
