Elizabeth “Betsy” Cantwell is stepping down as the president of Utah State University — after she spent only a year and a half at the helm of the Logan school, which still is dogged by allegations of a toxic culture within its football program.
that continues to be dogged by allegations of a toxic culture within its football program and, more recently, concerns that prompted legislation about transgender students.another job as the 12th president of Washington State University
Cantwell — who is paid an annual salary of roughly $533,000, plus nearly $233,000 in benefits and an additional allowance of $33,000, according to Utah’s transparent public salary data — took over at, who stepped down amid similar scrutiny over the football program and how the university has handled reports of sexual assault. That included several lawsuits, including one that brought light to
“This environment has been allowed to grow and fester due to repeated ineffective, inequitable and untimely responses,” the department wrote. . The measure was drafted, in large part, in response to a roommate conflict this semester at USU that has garnered widespread attention.was assigned as the resident advisor for a women’s dorm. When a roommate assigned to the same suite learned of Robertson’s identity, she said she felt uncomfortable living there and sharing a restroom.
Cantwell came to Utah State from the University of Arizona, where she was the senior vice president of research and innovation. Before that, she was Arizona State University’s vice president for research development. She also worked for NASA.
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