A university report found that fears of a conservative backlash botched the effort to hire a Black professor, Kathleen McElroy, to run its journalism program.
The failed effort to hire Kathleen McElroy, a journalism professor who ultimately turned down what she said was a watered-down offer, has revealed wide divisions at the school over diversity.
The university said M. Katherine Banks would retire “immediately” after political pushback over the appointment of Kathleen McElroy to lead its journalism program.