by Andrew Wolfson, @adwolfson –
Kentucky’s governor told the group, “I love America,” after the protester was removed from the University of Louisville Board of Trustees meeting. Marty Pearl, Special to CJ
The new University of Louisville Board of Trustees has postponed a special session Tuesday to consider President James Ramsey’s resignation.
Chairman Pro Tem Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman said the meeting will instead be held Wednesday afternoon, although university spokeswoman Cindy Hess said she couldn’t confirm that or say what time it will be.
Bridgeman said some trustees, as well as Ramsey, were out of town Tuesday, causing the meeting delay.
The board was to decide Ramsey’s fate at a meeting in mid-September, but Bridgeman said that was moved up to get a “jump start” on the transition, including issuing a request for bids for a search firm to find a new president.
Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd may rule this week on Attorney General Andy Beshear’s motion for a restraining order blocking the new board to act. Beshear sued Gov. Matt Bevin, saying his abolition of the old board last month and appointment of 10 new members was unconstitutional. Bevin says he has the power to reorganize and replace boards.
Ramsey, who has been attacked for a spate of embezzlements and other embarrassments at the university, and criticized for his compensation, promised to resign last month in a letter to Gov. Matt Bevin.
He has said he would be willing to stay on until the end of the 2016-17 school year in a transitional role, though he’s declined to say whether he will resign as president of the university’s foundation, which awarded him about $8 million in compensation from 2012-14.
