Southern Illinois University president is out amid swirling controversy
Randy Dunn is out as president of Southern Illinois University, bookending a wild stretch of controversy and animosity at the two-university system, the university announced late Friday.
Dunn has agreed to a voluntary separation from the university that will pay him a six-month severance of $215,000. Dunn was hired as SIU president in 2014. SIU’s board will meet on Monday in Edwardsville to finalize his departure, which is effective July 30.
Dunn will be on leave effective Tuesday, before his official termination on July 30. The separation agreement also agrees to the hiring of Dunn as a visiting professor in Edwardsville at a $100,000 annual salary, starting Jan. 1.
Dr. J. Kevin Dorsey, dean and provost emeritus of the SIU School of Medicine in Springfield, is poised to step in as acting president for a one-year term while the board launches a search for a new leader. Dorsey will receive a base salary of $430,000.
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