The West Virginia University Faculty Senate rejected a resolution this week that would have expressed no confidence in President E. Gordon Gee and Provost Maryanne Reed. A vote tally shows that 103 voted against the resolution and 20 voted in support. During the meeting, both Gee and Reed spoke to the senators, with the WVU president saying he cares deeply about the university and faculty and he listed his accomplishments since he has been at the helm.
Reed said she believes there are more productive ways for faculty to share their concerns than this resolution. If faculty senators had approved the measure, it would have been a formal declaration of no confidence. The West Virginia University Board of Governors determines, however, who is the school’s president. Gee has served as the university’s president since 2014.