Yesterday, Texas Southern University made the firing of Priscilla Slade official. The Chronicle‘s Matthew Tresaugue, who has owned this story, has the details:
Texas Southern University’s governing board made President Priscilla Slade’s firing official Wednesday and will soon begin a nationwide search for a replacement.
The unanimous decision came after Slade, whose lavish spending prompted a still-developing criminal investigation, skipped a public hearing she requested to appeal the regents’ decision to fire her in April.
Attorney Ron Franklin, who represents Slade, called the hearing a “charade” and said his client looks forward to clearing her name through a civil lawsuit she has filed against the school.
Clearing her name, or bilking the school for even more cash?
Most likely, we’d expect Slade and the school to come to some settlement in which the school doesn’t ask her to reimburse it for money improperly spent, and Slade drops her legal action.
ADDITIONAL COVERAGE: KPRC-2, KHOU-11, KTRK-13/AP.
