A search panel praised his decade-long tenure at the University of Alabama, but some influential conservatives have criticized his past diversity efforts.
The case was ruled moot nearly a year after the university cut a deal with the Trump administration to restore most of its federal grants and contracts.
The 11th U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in 2024 that Title IX’s right to sue doesn’t apply to college staff, diverging from at least eight other appeals courts.
The university’s American Association of University Professors chapter has blasted officials’ $35 million deficit projection and vowed to fight faculty layoffs.
