Cheating is bad, Mr. Garrison, mmkay?

Horror! Scandal! BESMIRCHMENT!

As you’ve probably heard by now, the good name of West Virginia University has been tarnished by WVU President Michael Garrison. Garrison came under scrutiny after awarding an unearned master’s degree to Heather Bresch, business executive and daughter of West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin.

Bresch, who is also Garrison’s high school classmate and former boss, had left WVU nine years prior and had completed less than half of the degree program at the time of her departure. She is also the COO of Myan, the pharmaceutical company chaired by the university’s “largest benefactor.”

For months, faculty, alumni, and students have clamored for Garrison’s resignation.

Students respond to Garrison

Garrison has officially announced that he will leave his position at WVU by September 1, exactly one year after he became the university’s 22nd president.