WHAT’S NEXT FOR VENEZUELA? AS THE WORLD WATCHES THE LATINO COUNTRY? WELL, MORE BREAKING NEWS, THIS TIME CLOSER TO HOME. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN CHANCELLOR RODNEY BENNETT WILL RESIGN. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S AARON HEGARTY JOINS US FROM THE NEWSROOM. ERIN. WHAT DO WE KNOW RIGHT NOW? WAVERLE. THAT’S RIGHT, RODNEY BENNETT ANNOUNCED IN AN EMAIL TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY TODAY HE WILL STEP DOWN AS CHANCELLOR A WEEK FROM TODAY. COMES AFTER TWO C1 CHANCELLOR BENNETT FOR HIS SERVICE DURING HIS TENURE. HE LED THE CAMPUS THROUGH A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE AND PROGRESS. HIS WORK TO STABILIZE THE CAMPUS’S FINANCIAL POSITION, STRENGTHEN FUNDRAISING AND ADVANCE STUDENT SUCCESS AND RETENTION HAS HELPED POSITION UNL WELL FOR THE FUTURE. GOLD ALSO SAID THAT KATHY ANKERSON WILL SERVE AS INTERIM CHANCELLOR. ANKERSON WAS EXECUTIVE VICE
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett announces decision to resign
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett announced his decision to resign in a letter to students, faculty and staff Monday.Bennett said his last day as chancellor will be Jan. 12. READ MORE: Bennett’s letter to UNL communityUniversity of Nebraska President Dr. Jeffrey Gold said Kathy Ankerson agreed to serve as interim chancellor in a letter to the UNL community. Ankerson served as UNL’s executive vice chancellor from 2022 to 2024, when she retired.In his letter, Bennett celebrated what the university was able to accomplish during his tenure, including stabilizing enrollment, increasing the number of new freshmen, setting new records for first-year student retention and six-year graduation rates, developing a plan for financial sustainability, and more.Bennett also thanked faculty, staff, alumni, donors, the executive leadership team and system leadership, as well as the students.”I want to express my appreciation to our outstanding students, for all that you bring not only to the university, but also to the city of Lincoln and the state of Nebraska. Your energy, your enthusiasm, your optimism, and your determination to do your part to make our communities, our state, and our world better are an inspiration to us all, and it has been my highest honor and privilege to have served as your Chancellor,” Bennett wrote.In December, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted to eliminate four academic departments despite hours of public comment against the proposal. Before that decision, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Faculty Senate voted in favor of ousting the current chancellor. In November, the Senate faculty voted 60-14 for a vote of no-confidence for Bennett. Bennett was approved as UNL’s 21st chancellor in June 2023. He succeeded Ronnie Green, who retired.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett announced his decision to resign in a letter to students, faculty and staff Monday.
Bennett said his last day as chancellor will be Jan. 12.
READ MORE: Bennett’s letter to UNL community
University of Nebraska President Dr. Jeffrey Gold said Kathy Ankerson agreed to serve as interim chancellor in a letter to the UNL community. Ankerson served as UNL’s executive vice chancellor from 2022 to 2024, when she retired.
In his letter, Bennett celebrated what the university was able to accomplish during his tenure, including stabilizing enrollment, increasing the number of new freshmen, setting new records for first-year student retention and six-year graduation rates, developing a plan for financial sustainability, and more.
Bennett also thanked faculty, staff, alumni, donors, the executive leadership team and system leadership, as well as the students.
“I want to express my appreciation to our outstanding students, for all that you bring not only to the university, but also to the city of Lincoln and the state of Nebraska. Your energy, your enthusiasm, your optimism, and your determination to do your part to make our communities, our state, and our world better are an inspiration to us all, and it has been my highest honor and privilege to have served as your Chancellor,” Bennett wrote.
In December, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted to eliminate four academic departments despite hours of public comment against the proposal.
Before that decision, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Faculty Senate voted in favor of ousting the current chancellor. In November, the Senate faculty voted 60-14 for a vote of no-confidence for Bennett.
Bennett was approved as UNL’s 21st chancellor in June 2023. He succeeded Ronnie Green, who retired.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
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