It was announced Friday that Texas A&M University President Kathy Banks will retire immediately on the heels of the controversy surrounding the attempted hiring of Kathleen McElroy to lead the journalism program. This isn’t the first time Banks has been involved in a public controversy, having unsuccessfully attempted to stop the printing of The Battalion, Texas A&M’s student newspaper, just over a year ago.
It was a short stint for Banks, lasting less than 28 months at the helm of Texas A&M. So what are some things that lasted longer in Aggieland than her tenure?