When University of Virginia president Jim Ryan was forced out of his job last month, the school’s governing board was seemingly left out of the process.
The board of visitors never cast a vote on Ryan’s performance or met immediately before his resignation, raising questions about whether the body held Ryan accountable as the law requires.
On Tuesday, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, or SCHEV, issued a statement stressing the importance of each school’s board of visitors’ responsibility to shape policy.
Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
