Chair of Connecticut Board of Regents resigns amid investigation into ex-interim chancellor
Marty Guay, Chair of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education, announced on Monday that he has submitted his resignation.
The announcement comes three days after the Board of Regents released documents that revealed John Maduko, interim chancellor of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, resigned last month amid a sexual harassment investigation.
Guay issued a statement on Monday, which read, in part:
“After much reflection, I have submitted my resignation as Chair of the Board of Regents, effective immediately.
I am grateful to Governor Lamont for the trust he placed in me to help lead Connecticut’s public higher education system and to serve our students, faculty, staff, and campus communities across the state.
I leave this role with deep pride in what we have accomplished together. Throughout my tenure, our focus has remained clear: expanding access, strengthening opportunity, and helping more Connecticut students succeed. I am proud of the progress we made on behalf of our students, and I know that work will continue.“
Gov. Ned Lamont also issued a statement, saying he had accepted Guay’s resignation and acknowledging that the investigation into Maduko “must move forward expeditiously and with complete transparency.”
Read Lamont’s statement below:
“I have accepted the resignation of Marty Guay as chair of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education. I thank him for his service to the CSCU system and to the people of Connecticut. The work of this board matters deeply, and the board has made positive progress in recent years; enrollment is up, our institutions are better aligned with the workforce needs of our state.
I also want to be direct: the ongoing investigation into recent events regarding the former interim chancellor must move forward expeditiously and with complete transparency. Anyone found to have failed to follow proper processes and procedures should expect to face the appropriate consequences. I am confident this board will handle that investigation with seriousness and integrity, and I am committed to ensuring that CSCU has the leadership it needs to honor its obligations both to this matter as well as its ongoing work serving the CSCU students and community.”
Senate Minority Leader Sen. Stephen Harding (R-Brookfield) said Guay’s announcement came less than three hours after “several Senate Republicans sent a letter to Gov. Lamont raising serious and detailed concerns regarding the latest CSCU scandal.”
“We still have unanswered questions,” Harding wrote in a statement. “Gov. Lamont owns the ongoing CSCU mess, and we await the answers we are seeking.”
Guay had originally planned to transition from his role later this year, but he “decided now is the right time to step aside and allow the Board and the CSCU system to move forward focused on the important work ahead,” he said in the statement.
He will begin a year-long fellowship at Harvard University in August, he said.
Guay’s statement continued:
“The Board of Regents and I are in full support of the independent review process currently underway, and I am confident it will be conducted thoroughly and transparently.
Our colleges and universities are powered by great faculty, staff, and leadership who are committed to student outcomes. I wish our institutional presidents, faculty, staff, and especially our students continued success in the years ahead.”
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