Panel at West Virginia U. Votes to Make Gordon Gee Its Permanent President

The peripatetic E. Gordon Gee, who has led five institutions over the last 33 years, returned to his first presidential post this year, at West Virginia University, in an interim role. Now the university’s presidential-search committee has voted to offer him the permanent job.

Mr. Gee’s previous presidency, at Ohio State University, ended with his retirement last year, amid controversy over jokes he had made at the expense of Roman Catholics and other universities. At the time, Mr. Gee, once dubbed “the Professional President,” said he planned to just move on. Now it appears he has.

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During an emergency meeting, the West Virginia University presidential search committee endorsed asking the WVU Board of Governors to amend the search procedures and rescind a motion which stated the interim president would not be a candidate for the permanent post -- and to take all necessary steps to retain the University’s current president.

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