"After completing 51 years as the president of Bard, I am announcing that I will be retiring from the presidency at the end of this academic year, June 30, 2026,"
"Neither Botstein's letter nor statements from the Board of Trustees or the college made any mention that the board voted on Botstein's future, and several faculty members told Inside Higher Ed they didn't receive any communication about a vote."
"In the weeks since, three board members-including the chair, billionaire James Cox Chambers-have stepped down. It is unclear why they decided to leave the board now."
"Some remaining board members expressed concern about the legitimacy of the vote to end Botstein's tenure. In emails exchanged by board members and seen by The Guardian, trustee Asher Edelman called the decision "the end of our college as we know it today." He also criticized other board members for being "disrespectful" of Botstein and taking the vote without sufficient financial planning."
Leon Botstein announced he would retire as president of Bard College at the end of the 2025–2026 academic year and planned to remain on the faculty as a music professor. His retirement announcement did not mention any board action, and statements from the Board of Trustees and the college did not describe a vote. Faculty members reported not receiving communication about any vote. A report said the board voted in late April to end Botstein’s decades-long tenure, after which three board members stepped down, including the board chair. Some trustees raised concerns about the legitimacy of the decision and criticized the process and financial planning.
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