University Of Virginia President Resigns After Two Year Reign

The resignation of the University Of Virginia's President came as a surprise to many.  The university is one of America's top public universities, and it has been successful in attracting top students to the campus in the last few years.  No explanation for the resignation has been given.  It is only reported that there was a difference of opinion between the Board and the president about strategy for the university in "troubled times".  Many states have responded to "troubling times" by putting pressure on administrators to raise more private funding and to cut costs.  The universities board has 8 new members who were not involved in hiring the president two years ago.  The problems in Virginia are quite common in other states that have cut back on funding the state university system.  State universities are under attack by budget hawks, and by conservatives who argue that they are too liberal.