SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The executive director and CEO of the governing board for South Dakota’s six public universities will be stepping down.
Paul Beran, who held the job with the Board of Regents since 2018, will leave when his current contract expires at the end of June. He said in a statement that the board decided to “go a different direction in leadership.”
Regents President Kevin V. Schieffer said the Board of Regents will announce next steps for finding a new executive director after its April 1-2 regular meeting.
During his time on the job, Beran helped hire a new president at Black Hills State University and a new superintendent for the School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. He also helped lobby the state Legislature for funding for several new programs and buildings.
The Legislature has proposed examining operations at the Board of Regents this year. Lawmakers cleared a bill to require the Board of Regents to assemble a task force with at least eleven members, including four legislators. It is now awaiting approval from Gov. Kristi Noem.
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