Pilarz to step down

[MUfan12]

MU just announced it.

EDIT: Here's the release- http://news.marquette.edu/news-releases/rev-scott-r-pilarz-s-j-to-step-down-as-president-of-marquette-university/

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Hiroshima I guess

[Groin_pull]

That's bizarre. MU wishes to thank Pilarz for his contribution and dedication? Huh? Wasn't he in town for about 6 months?

[EnderWiggen]

Yea, that seems really bizarre to me. Anyone got any behind the scenes information
speculation
rumors
gossip
complete b.s. that will fuel scoop for weeks?

[Coleman]

Da fuq?

[Dish]

Can't be good to be typical buried late Friday release.

[WI inferiority Complexes]

Buzz to Texas.

[Shaka Shart]

Pilarz to smu

[mu_hilltopper]

Fr. Wild .. your table is ready.  Again.

[muguru]

 

That sums it up how I feel about this.  

[nyg]

That's bizarre. MU wishes to thank Pilarz for his contribution and dedication? Huh? Wasn't he in town for about 6 months?

Actually two years.  Came on board in August, 2011.  

[warriorchick]

Per the Milwaukee Journal.

Developing....

[Dish]

Hopefully the new president will bring back Warri...

Sorry, had to semi troll.

[ChicosBailBonds]

DiUlio for ......

[ChicosBailBonds]

http://www.jsonline.com/news/pilarz-resigning-as-president-of-marquette-b99103180z1-224649161.html

[4everwarriors]

Gotta be more to this story.

[mu_hilltopper]

Gotta be more to this story.

Indeed.

Gotta figure no one would select Pilarz again for a presidential post at a Jesuit university, so his days a collegiate leader are over.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Gotta be more to this story.

If you read the comments on the JS, that's the implication, but who knows.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

Can somebody please make a scandal poll? Because that is absolutely what this is.

[Ari Gold]

Classic friday bad news dump
Shortest Marquette presidency since Rodgers in 1898-1900

*Speculation*
Something with his health?
Got the impression Pilarz was never good at fundraising or being an administrator, resume wasn't very strong to be  an administrator.
If it was a donor power play, would it not have happened in August before the student get back? but it explains why he is leaving at semester
A lot of Senior Admin resigned as Pilarz brought in his own team, will probably see a lot of turnover below him too...

Conventional Wisdom suggest Tim Lannon of Creighton to replace. Former MU guy. Been on the Board of Directors at MU for a few years now too.

[Eldon]

I don't know what the scandal could possibly be, but I'm sure there's a good reason why Buzz fired him

Its too hard to do teal on my phone

[79Warrior]

Gotta be more to this story.

No question. The dude was here two years yet he has been thinking of retiring for the last three??????  

Maybe he did not like to raise money because he was not exactly making the rounds like Fr Wild was.

[melissasmooth]

Jsonline doesn't have comment section with story anymore, at least I'm not seeing it

[mu_hilltopper]

Can somebody please make a scandal poll? Because that is absolutely what this is.

We are in luck!  There is no better place on the planet to investigate MU scandals than this very website.

[4everwarriors]

Is he pissed Buzz couldn't reel in Looney?