(Pioneer Press) Hamline University President Fayneese Miller, who was criticized for her handling of a Muslim student’s complaint after a professor showed art in class that depicted the Prophet Muhammad, will retire next year.
Miller has been president of the St. Paul private liberal arts school since 2015.
Hamline’s full-time faculty in January urged Miller to resign over the student’s complaint, saying her reaction harmed the school’s reputation nationally.
“We are distressed that members of the administration have mishandled this issue and great harm has been done to the reputation of Minnesota’s oldest university,” read the statement, in part, which was approved by faculty on a 71-12 vote.
