Overview

• Chancellor Glenn Hegar said Welsh submitted his resignation on Thursday, with his departure taking effect Friday at 5 p.m.
• The Board of Regents said it will appoint an interim president and begin a national search for a permanent successor in the coming days.
• Welsh had fired English lecturer Melissa McCoul on Sept. 9, removed the arts and sciences dean and the English department head from administrative roles, and the system ordered a course audit.
• Republican officials including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Rep. Brian Harrison called for Welsh’s removal, while Board Chair Robert Albritton said regents did not heed outside pressure and asserted the class “broke the law” without specifying which law.
• Top faculty and student leaders urged regents to keep Welsh, and McCoul’s attorney contends the course content matched the catalog description, disputing the university’s rationale.