Ricardo Romo, the President of UTSA for the last 18 years, has been placed on administrative leave, just months before he was set to retire, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.
The announcement was made today by University of Texas System Chancellor William McRaven. The brief announcement did not indicate the reason for the action, but he did say it is 'pending a review of allegations related to his conduct.'
Romo is credited with building UTSA into a major institute, building its sports programs, and creating its football program.Under Romo's leadership, UTSA opened the downtown campus, expanded into the Institute of Texan Cultures, and vastly expanded the main campus on the north side, growing to become one of the largest campuses in the University of Texas system.
Here is McRaven's e-mail:
Dear UT San Antonio Community, It is my duty to inform you that University of Texas at San Antonio President Ricardo Romo has been placedon administrative leave, effective immediately, pending a review of allegations related to his conduct. Pedro Reyes, Ph.D., former executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at The University of Texas System, and currently special assistant to the chancellorand professor of education policy at UT Austin, will act in the role of university president during the review. The search for Dr. Romo’s successor is proceeding on schedule, with a new president slated to begin by September 1, 2017. Respectfully, William H. McRaven
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