Seton Hall University president steps down after troubled year

The president of Seton Hall University is stepping down and an interim president will take over the Catholic university, school officials announced Monday., will take a year-long sabbatical before formally relinquishing the top job and segueing into a new role as a senior adviser to the private university, according to a statement shared with the campus community.following a university investigation into “irregular financial transactions” at the law school in Newark.

In a message to the school community, Nyre cited the impending conclusion of a campus-wide strategic planning initiative in explaining his decision to step aside as president and take a sabbatical. “With the conclusion of Harvest Our Treasures in sight, I believe this is an appropriate time for new leadership to help write the next chapter of Seton Hall’s remarkable story. As such, I have informed the Board of Regents that I will be taking a sabbatical during the upcoming year and then plan to relinquish my position as president,” Nyre said.

An interim president will be named “shortly,” D’Alessandro said in his statement to the campus community.

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