SUNY Chancellor Says He Will Resign at the End of May

Inside Higher Ed: Surprising Departure at SUNY

John R. Ryan has been popular with professors, administrators and legislators in his two years as chancellor of the State University of New York, winning substantial budget increases and generally calming the waters after his less popular predecessor was ousted when he lost favor with the then-governor. So it came as a shock to many in Albany and on SUNY’s 64 campuses when Ryan announced suddenly on Wednesday that he was quitting to become president of the Center for Creative Leadership, a nonprofit group that runs training programs for leaders in the public and private sectors.

The Chronicle: SUNY Chancellor Says He Will Resign at the End of May

The chancellor of the State University of New York, Vice Adm. John R. Ryan, announced on Wednesday that he will resign in three months, surprising the state’s higher-education officials and putting leadership of the often-tumultuous system up for grabs.

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