BREAKING: Thomas LeBlanc will retire as the 17th president of The George Washington University next year, ending a tumultuous tenure that sparked increasing tensions with members of the University community, who ultimately pushed for his exit.

Our story on the retirement of University President Thomas LeBlanc. The Board was set to decide whether to renew his contract in the coming weeks.

The GW Hatchet Why not the end of 2020-2021 school year?

“We did it Joe. Tom LeBlanc isn’t going to be President.”

George Washington University President Thomas LeBlanc to retire in 2022 ... via Lauren Lumpkin ... That would make five years at the helm when he steps down. He has had plenty of faculty critics. washingtonpost.com/education/2021…

LeBlanc quits. gwufa.org

shoutout GWU Faculty Association @sunrisemvmtgwu and everybody who exposed the terrible job leblanc was doing. I’ve had a bad taste in my mouth ever since the board spent $500K on the lamest event ever introducing him...good riddance!!

The Hatchet will publish a special edition this coming Monday, May 24. See below to help us with our coverage of LeBlanc’s departure:

Hi GW! We are currently working on a story about students’ reactions to Leblanc’s recent announcement to retire after the 2021-2022 year. If you are interested and would be available for a brief interview sometime before Friday, we would really appreciate it!

leblanc is gone. the rsc is next. 😎👀🚨🌅

Terrific editorial: "The next president must be everything that LeBlanc was not – considerate of the student body’s wishes, invested in...the long-established academic &social culture at this school and dedicated to uplifting students from historically marginalized communities."

GW's new president must always "meaningfully incorporate faculty, and staff, and student voices into major decisions about the university’s future.” --Erin Chapman, President GWUFA chronicle.com/article/signal…

The Faction Is All Of Us - mailchi.mp/0780ac98a94e/t…

Join the GWUFA Steering Committee gwufa.org/join-the-gwufa…

The Faction Is All of Us gwufa.org/the-faction-is…

What if … GW hadn’t fired so many people last year? gwufa.org/what-if-gw-had…