Trustee Dianne Byrum asked Interim President John Engler to resign before the Michigan State Board of Trustees meets to decide his future at the university Thursday, a source close to the administration told the Detroit Free Press.
The board will have an open meeting Thursday at 8 a.m. to discuss Engler's future at the university, following comments Engler made about survivors in an interview with The Detroit News' editorial Board where he said they were “enjoying the spotlight."
A source told the Free Press at least five board members will vote in support of Engler's termination as interim president. The source also said the board is expected to find a replacement for Engler at Thursday's meeting.
An agenda for the meeting was also released, and features only one agenda item on personnel action.
Trustee Brian Mosallam previously made a motion to terminate Engler from his position "for failing to uphold the standards of conduct expected from a leader of this university” at a June board meeting. This came after Engler claimed Larry Nassar survivor Rachael Denhollander would be getting a "kickback" from her attorneys for aiding in the "manipulation" of other survivors against the university.
The motion didn't pass, but Mosallam and Byrum voted in support of it.
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