LANSING, Mich. -- Two of Michigan State's eight governing board members have called on university president Lou Anna Simon to resign. Trustee Dianne Byrum released a statement Wednesday evening saying she supported Simon's immediate resignation.
The board of trustees met Friday for five hours before giving Simon a public vote of confidence, but fractures among its members became public a day later. Trustee Mitch Lyons said Saturday night that he thought Simon needed to step down because the public's trust in her leadership was irreparably damaged.
Byrum joined a growing list of people who have urged Simon to leave her post since the beginning of a sentencing hearing for former Michigan State doctor Larry Nassar.