Reorganization Feared at St. John's (MD)

St. John’s College’s Board of Visitors and Governors will consider a proposal later this month to overhaul the Great Books college’s governance, shifting from parallel presidents at its two campuses in Annapolis, Md., and Santa Fe., N.M., to a collegewide presidency held by the relatively newly hired Santa Fe president, Mark Roosevelt. The proposal, which comes as longtime Annapolis president Christopher B. Nelson prepares to retire at the end of the next academic year, drew fire Monday from Roger Kimball, a prominent conservative writer and former St. John’s board member.