Lexington Herald-Leader: Cowgill resigns from higher-ed post
Brad Cowgill announced Tuesday that he is resigning as president of the state Council on Postsecondary Education.
The council hired him as its president on April 14, over the objections of Gov. Steve Beshear, who said the council should obey state law by conducting a national search to fill the post.
Cowgill said he has “no desire to wage a battle with the governor over this battle.”
“I do this for one reason: In the foreseeable future, it would be necessary to devote excessive time and effort to unproductive activities, denying me the satisfaction of fruitful work,” Cowgill said in a statement.
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