Stepped down as chairman? No Big Deal. In most departments the prof who draws the short straw has to be chairman.
Leave the University in Disgrace is more like it. Off the payroll and into the real world with him!
Professor Mirecki did not simply " step down" His colleagues encouraged him to do so. See the words of the LJW below.
"Professor Mirecki said he thought it appropriate to step down and did so on the recommendation of his colleagues in the department and I have accepted his resignation," said Barbara Romzek, interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. "This allows the department to focus on what's most important - teaching, research and service - and to minimize the distractions of the last couple of weeks." (Lawrence Urinal World)
I need a janitor for one of my apartment buildings. Though he would have to take a test.