The Chronicle of Higher Education

Texas Southern U. President Fired After Audit Reveals Lavish Personal Spending

By PAUL FAIN

Texas Southern University's governing board voted this week to dismiss Priscilla D. Slade, the university's president, after an internal audit found that she had misspent $647,949 in university money on personal expenses over the last seven years. Ms. Slade, who has contested the audit's findings, also...

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