The Chronicle: Tumult Hits Texas Tech, Again
Texas Tech University had reached some long-sought goals in recent years. It finally got a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, was being led by a popular and personable president, and had stabilized after years of leadership turnover.
Beginning in December, a series of bombshells hit. The university’s accreditor put the institution on probation (The Chronicle, December 17, 2007), a move its chancellor called a “public-relations nightmare.” By the beginning of this month, the president, Jon S. Whitmore, had announced his resignation (The Chronicle, February 4), followed three days later by the resignation of the best-known person on the campus, Bob Knight, the basketball coach (The Chronicle, February 6).
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