{"id":1219061,"date":"2022-01-16T13:19:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T18:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1219061"},"modified":"2022-01-16T13:19:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T18:19:14","slug":"u-of-michigan-fires-president-over-inappropriate-relationship-with-subordinate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-of-michigan-fires-president-over-inappropriate-relationship-with-subordinate\/","title":{"rendered":"U. of Michigan Fires President over &#039;Inappropriate Relationship&#039; with Subordinate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-of-michigan-fires-president-over-inappropriate-relationship-with-subordinate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1219061&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel has been fired for having \u201can inappropriate relationship\u201d with a subordinate that the school\u2019s Board of Regents said violates university policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with great disappointment that we announce that the University of Michigan Board of Regents has removed Dr. Mark Schlissel as President of the University of Michigan, effective immediately,\u201d the Board of Regents said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/regents.umich.edu\/governance\/announcements\/board-announces-removal-of-president-appointment-of-interim\/\">statement<\/a> posted to the school\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOn Dec. 8, 2021, via an anonymous complaint, we learned that Dr. Schlissel may have been involved in an inappropriate relationship with a University employee,\u201d the board added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12723677\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2020\/02\/wi\/ap\/21\/8bc6c3_university-michigan-doctor-investigation-94934-um-president-mark-schlissel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12723677\" src=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2020\/02\/wi\/ap\/21\/8bc6c3_university-michigan-doctor-investigation-94934-um-president-mark-schlissel.jpg\" alt=\"The Associated Press\" width=\"864\" height=\"676\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(The Associated Press)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The statement went on to say that after an investigation was conducted, \u201cwe learned that Dr. Schlissel, over a period of years, used his University email account to communicate with that subordinate in a manner inconsistent with the dignity and reputation of the University.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn the interest of full public disclosure, we have released dozens of Dr. Schlissel\u2019s communications that illustrate this inappropriate conduct, as well as the letter that we sent to Dr. Schlissel explaining our decision,\u201d the board said.<\/p>\n<p>The board has named former University of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman as interim president until a new one is named, which the school said could happen \u201cas soon as this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand the decisions announced today are unexpected and this kind of abrupt change can be especially difficult,\u201d the board said. \u201cWe take our constitutional role as a governing board seriously and we all agree that this decision is in the best interest of the University we care about so deeply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted on Sunday,&nbsp;Coleman said, \u201cWhile saddened by the circumstances, I am honored to be asked to again serve the University of Michigan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I left the U-M campus at the end of my presidency in 2014, I said serving this great university was the most rewarding experience of my professional life,\u201d she added. \u201cI\u2019m happy to serve again in this important interim role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schlissel had a base salary of $927,000 per year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/university-of-michigan-removes-schlissel-as-school-president\/\">reports<\/a> the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>In October, Schlissel announced that he would step down in June 2023, a year before his contract was set to expire. 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