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Students said LeBlanc s leadership style left them desiring more direct communication and feeling that administrators were prioritizing finances over student interests.
Improving the student experience was one of University President Thomas LeBlanc’s consistent talking points during his time at GW, but student leaders said his decisions leading up to his retirement announcement last week failed to prioritize student interests.
As faculty pushed back on LeBlanc’s 20/30 Plan and budget cuts, many students joined calls for his resignation, emphasizing racially insensitive comments and underwhelming, dilatory progress toward environmental action as evidence of his leadership failures. In interviews, half a dozen student leaders said LeBlanc’s recent announcement that he would depart GW after his contract expires comes on the heels of contentious relationships with their student organizations, marked by more than 40 student organizati
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Faculty from non-STEM fields said they have been frustrated with the humanities taking a backseat to STEM priorities during LeBlanc s tenure.
Liberal arts faculty who disapproved of University President Thomas LeBlanc’s leadership welcomed his retirement announcement last week.
A dozen liberal arts professors said LeBlanc’s presidency has been troubled with numerous controversies, like his now likely “obsolete” 20/30 plan to increase STEM enrollment at GW, which sparked concerns that the plan would come at the expense of non-STEM programs. They said they hope the incoming president and the Board of Trustees will collaborate more with faculty on a shared vision for the University that will restore and enhance GW’s reputation.
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Although the Board of Trustees has remained steadfast in its support of LeBlanc, higher education experts said the Board may have asked LeBlanc to step aside to preserve GW s reputation.
News By Isha Trivedi May 24, 2021 1:13 AM
University President Thomas LeBlanc lost the confidence of many faculty, staff and students during his tenure, but one group has remained steadfast in its public support for the embattled president: the Board of Trustees.
Trustees, many of whom voted to hire LeBlanc for the job in 2017, have repeatedly commended the president’s leadership during his time at GW through various statements and at Board meetings. The Board doubled down on their support through their message to the GW community after LeBlanc’s departure announcement, lauding his efforts to lead the University out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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