President of the Board of Regents resigns - Wait, What?

President of the Board of Regents resigns - Wait, What?:

President of the Board of Regents resigns

by jonpelto

OUT!

“After taking some time to think about what is in the best interest of our state and this new organization, our colleges and universities, the faculty, staff, presidents and, of course, our students, I have decided to submit my resignation to Board Chairman Lewis J. Robinson this morning,” Robert Kennedy, Outgoing President of the Board [...]

Last bipartisan legislative call for a resignation – was about John Rowland.

by jonpelto

The latest development in the “Regent-gate” situation was the press conference yesterday afternoon in which the Democratic and Republican leaders of the General Assembly’s Higher Education Committee demanded the resignation of Robert Kennedy, the President of the Board of Regents for Higher Education. Meanwhile Kennedy continued to apologize and claim that he had mistakenly authorized [...] Who should take the fall for the illegal activities at the Board of Regents? by jonpelto With Robert Kennedy’s resignation, will Governor Malloy and the Legislature decide that the Regent-gate crisis is resolved or will they push to ensure that additional people are held accountable for the illegal and inappropriate activities that took place? Nearly $300,000 in pay raises were “authorized” by Kennedy without the approval of the full Board of [...]