Exclusive: MSU board chair blames three trustees for MSU president's departure

Michigan State University Board of Trustees Chair Brianna Scott said the departure of President Kevin Guskiewicz is the fault of three trustees who used their positions as "weapons."

Exclusive: MSU board chair blames three trustees for MSU president's departure. Michigan State University Board of Trustees Chair Brianna Scott said the departure of President Kevin Guskiewicz is the fault of three trustees who used their positions as "weapons." As of Friday morning, the board had yet to finalize plans for a presidential search committee or to appoint an interim president, Scott said. The board last met at a special meeting where trustees expressed concern that Guskiewicz was poised to leave MSU. There is no timeline for his departure to Clemson University. “It honestly is going to force us to confront a really painful reality that we can no longer afford to sweep under the rug," Scott said. "The decision that he made is the direct result of an unsustainable environment created by the unfettered and disruptive behaviors o...