MSU Board chairwoman backs Stanley, addressesfellow board members

 

Michigan State University Board Chairwoman Dianne Byrum chastised her fellow board members Monday, confirming some of them are trying to push out President Samuel Stanley, a move she deemed unfair.

The statement came one day after the Free Press reported board members told Stanley he needed to announce by Tuesday he was stepping down from his position.

"In recent days, some members of the MSU Board of Trustees, for which I serve as chairperson, have created confusion over the future of our university’s president. These actions do not represent how the board of an institution of higher education should act," she said. "MSU President Samuel Stanley has led our university through many challenges in recent years and attempts to remove him from his post before his contract is complete are misguided.