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Hart to leave UA presidency President Ann Weaver Hart has decided that she will not ask Regents to renew her contract after 2017-2018 academic year
BY CHASTITY LASKEY AND BRENNA BAILEY The Daily Wildcat
UA President Ann Weaver Hart announced she will not be asking the Arizona Board of Regents to renew her contract as president of the UA, via an employee-wide email and a regent’s press release on Friday, June 10.
“I have always believed that women and men of good will can disagree on a number of issues and still work together with vigor for a common purpose. That purpose would be the success of the University of Arizona and everyone who studies and works here,” Hart said in an email interview. Hart’s contract doesn’t end until 2018, leaving the board two years to find a qualified applicant to take
her place. “I have always planned to assure that the UA gets the benefit of a careful and measured presidential succession that does honor to the incredibly talented people who work and lead here,” Hart said. Michael Finnegan, president of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona, said Hart has accomplished a lot for the university, and just because she’s
leaving doesn’t mean she’s not going to enact change or fight for students. “When it comes to picking a new president, it will be really cool to see who’s going to be coming next and how a new president can address the issues that have been hot topics in the last few years,” Finnegan said. “We’re just going
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ABOVE TEMPEST DUJOUR CONDUCTS the candlelight vigil in front of the LGBTQ flag on Sunday, June 12. (All photos) Tucson residents came out Sunday evening to remember the lives lost in Orlando and show support for their families.
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