Ken Starr’s resignation as chancellor at Baylor University because of a sex scandal might be the biggest non-surprise since, oh, when he helped engineer the impeachment of President Clinton in a caseĀ that also involvedĀ a sex scandal.
Yes, the irony is rich.
Starr quit as chancellor after the Baylor regents kicked him out of his job as president of the university. The chancellor’s job is a ceremonial one, with no actual administrative duties. The regents’ decision was based on Starr’s role in the university covering up reports of sexual abuse on its campus involving members of the school’s top-tier football team.
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/06/01/ken-starr-says-he-will-resign-baylor-chancellor/
Frankly, Starr ought to resign his other job at Baylor, as a law professor. His presence on the campus taints the school.
Former head football coach Art Briles was fired because of this scandal. Athletic Director Ian McCaw resigned after regents put him on probation because of the same scandal.
Regents kicked Starr out of his presidency because, as the “captain of the good ship Baylor,” he was ultimately responsible for all that occurs on the campus.
Starr professed “ignorance” regarding the many rape charges that have been filed against students at Baylor. Is that a sufficient defense? Of course not.
So, now he’s gone as chancellor, saying in an interview with ESPN, “We need to put this horrible experience behind us.Ā We need to be honest.”
OK, professor, if honesty is what you want, how about just walking away from the campus altogether?
Doing so would enable himself a chance at a new start. Better still, it would give Baylor University a chance at renewal as well.