William & Mary President Resignation Spurs Controversy, Further Resignations

Two weeks ago Gene Nichols, the president of William & Mary College, resigned under pressure from the University Board of Visitors. His resignation was the culmination of months of controversy and prompted further controversy among both students and faculty, many of whom felt he was pushed out for his support for student free speech. A new wrinkle was added last week when a member of the Board of Visitors resigned in protest, revealing that the board had in fact not decided unanimously against renewing Nichols’s contract, as had been originally stated by the Board Rector.