Ohio State president Ted Carter has resigned.
Ohio State’s board of trustees accepted Carter’s resignation on Monday after the president recently disclosed to trustees that he had “an inappropriate relationship with someone seeking public resources to support her personal business.”
The trustees thanked Carter for his two years of leadership and credited him with helping Ohio State expand its Education for Citizenship plan, rise in national rankings and increase research expenditures. Carter expressed gratitude in a statement.
“For personal reasons, I have made the difficult decision to resign from my role as president of The Ohio State University.