Questions of Leadership

The University of Virginia Board of Visitors’ vote today about reversing the ouster of President Teresa Sullivan has enough drama to make one wonder whether it was scripted.
What began as a surprise announcement of the president’s resignation was followed by two weeks of campus turmoil, the resignation of a board member and at least one faculty member, a 12-hour meeting that stretched past two in the morning, the appointment of an interim president who then promptly suspended his efforts to fill that role, and calls from almost every corner of the university to reinstate the president.