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("drown the bunnies") Mount St. Mary's University president Simon Newman resigns [View all]
Source: Baltimore Sun
Mount St. Mary's University president Simon Newman resigns
By Tim Prudente
The Baltimore Sun
FEBRUARY 29, 2016, 10:42 PM
The embattled Mount St. Mary's University president resigned Monday amid growing criticism in recent weeks that drew national attention to the small Catholic university and stoked a debate over academic freedom.
Simon Newman had pledged to press a controversial overhaul of academics and finances at the Emmitsburg school, which has about 2,300 students. His resignation is effective immediately.
"I care deeply about the school, and the recent publicity relating to my leadership has become too great of a distraction to our mission of educating students," Newman said in a statement released by the university. "It was a difficult decision, but I believe it is the right course of action for the Mount at this time."
School officials did not make Newman available for questions Monday night.
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Among the most incendiary of Newman's ideas was to weed out struggling freshmen by encouraging them to leave the university. The move was intended to bolster Mount St. Mary's student retention rate and national ranking.
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By Tim Prudente
The Baltimore Sun
FEBRUARY 29, 2016, 10:42 PM
The embattled Mount St. Mary's University president resigned Monday amid growing criticism in recent weeks that drew national attention to the small Catholic university and stoked a debate over academic freedom.
Simon Newman had pledged to press a controversial overhaul of academics and finances at the Emmitsburg school, which has about 2,300 students. His resignation is effective immediately.
"I care deeply about the school, and the recent publicity relating to my leadership has become too great of a distraction to our mission of educating students," Newman said in a statement released by the university. "It was a difficult decision, but I believe it is the right course of action for the Mount at this time."
School officials did not make Newman available for questions Monday night.
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Among the most incendiary of Newman's ideas was to weed out struggling freshmen by encouraging them to leave the university. The move was intended to bolster Mount St. Mary's student retention rate and national ranking.
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Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bs-md-mount-st-marys-president-resigns-20160229-story.html
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