Montana: UM prez ousts provost

by E Wayne Ross on March 24, 2006

Missoulian.com: Muir out as UM provost, vice president

A carefully worded University of Montana press release announced Tuesday that UM administrator Lois Muir will leave her post as provost and vice president for academic affairs “on June 30 or earlier, depending on her plans.”

The press release does not explain why Muir is stepping down as provost, but in a phone interview with the Missoulian, Muir said the decision was not hers. Muir said she did not resign and has no plans to leave UM.

A tenured professor in UM’s psychology department, Muir would not elaborate on her plans or comment on whether teaching at UM is in her future.