University President Teresa A. Sullivan entered the top of the Rotunda to thunderous applause from a crowd of several thousand gathered on the Lawn, and disappeared behind closed doors to meet with the Rector, Vice Rector and remainder of the Board of Visitors Monday afternoon.
Before Sullivan's arrival, University Rector Helen Dragas delivered an address to the University apologizing for the uproar following the announcement last Sunday that Sullivan would step down Aug. 15. She also reasserted the Board's authority to ask the president to resign.
"Simply put, we have the responsibility, on behalf of the entire community, to make these important and often difficult calls," Dragas said. "While our answers may seem insufficient and poorly communicated, we have responded with the best we have to offer
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