DePauw President to Step Down Next Year

Mark McCoy hasn't had a humdrum three years as president of DePauw University. The Indiana liberal arts college is wealthier than many of its peers, but its regional demographics aren't good, and McCoy has spent much of his presidency trying to position the institution for long-term viability. Among his initiatives: committing to 100 percent employability of DePauw's graduates and offering buyouts to scores of faculty and staff members to try to "right-size" its employee base. The decisions have not always been popular -- leading to a faculty vote of no confidence, among other things -- and on Monday McCoy announced that he would step down after the 2019-20 academic year.