When the President of a University announces that he resigning after just five years because he wants to return to the classroom, eyebrows are raised.
Who leaves a six-figure administrative salary representing a lifetime achievement to return to lectures, checking papers, and office hours of a professor? According to insiders at ULM, there may be more to the recent announcement of President Dr. Ron Berry announcing his resignation, citing a desire to return to teaching.
Unnamed University insiders, who asked to be anonymous, told the Free Press they believe Dr. Berry promotes the education of students foremost but is not suited well for the power politics and alumni battles needed to keep the post.
Sources within the university suggest Berry’s resignation may be linked to…