Breaking News: IU’s Herbert to Leave
The Indianapolis Star reports the following:
Indiana University President Adam Herbert told trustees today that he will quit when his contract runs out in 2008, a move that signals his surrender in a long battle with Bloomington faculty members, IU alumni, state leaders and other critics who have questioned whether Herbert was up to the job.
The decision also effectively puts to rest the question of whether the trustees will consider an unprecedented midyear job review of Herbert, a decision they were expected to make Saturday.
Herbert, who is about halfway through is five-year contract, requested a head start to the search for his replacement, according to his letter to the nine-member trustees board.
