Board of Trustees to meet Thursday at 9 a.m. for leadership announcement Ohio State will reveal its next president—or an interim leader—during a special board meeting, a week after the abrupt resignation of its former president [1].
Ted Carter Jr. resigned Monday over “inappropriate relationship” The 17th university president stepped down after admitting a relationship with someone seeking public resources for a private business; he had succeeded Kristina Johnson [1].
External party alerted board, prompting Carter’s offer to resign A person outside the university contacted the board about the relationship; when confronted, Carter chose to resign [1].
AAUP chapter calls the hiring process “secretive” The Ohio Conference of the American Association of University Professors issued a statement demanding a transparent search that meaningfully includes students, faculty and staff [1].
Carter’s ties to podcast host’s business registration under review Investigators noted a business registration linked to Krisanthe Vlachos, host of “The Callout Podcast,” where Carter appeared repeatedly since at least April 2024 [1].
JobsOhio acknowledges possible connection in X statement The state economic development agency, which sponsors the podcast, posted on X that it is aware of Carter’s resignation and the potential link to his relationship with the podcast host [1].