UMich President Mark Schlissel fired for “inappropriate relationship” with employee

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Update 7:50 PM: The Board of Regents released a letter transmitted to Schlissel informing him of his termination. In it, the regents outlined their justification for firing him, citing messages sent from his University email to a subordinate. Because the regents fired Schlissel for cause, he will no longer receive the golden parachute he and the regents negotiated when he announced he would resign in 2023.

Update 10:56 p.m: This story has been updated to include statement’s from LSA Dean Anne Curzan and former University football player and survivor of the late Doctor Robert Anderson Jonathan Vaughn.

https://www.michigandaily.com/news/umich-president-mark-schlissel-fired-for-inappropriate-relationship-with-employee/

Emails from former University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel were released in a 118-page document Saturday evening, detailing inappropriate communication with a subordinate at the University.

https://regents.umich.edu/files/meetings/01-01/Communications.pdf