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Piedmont University faculty are getting the leadership change they've been pushing for. Beginning in January, Marshall Criser will take over as president.

With embattled president James Mellichamp on the way out, Piedmont University hopes to move past a tumultuous semester of budget cuts, faculty layoffs and high-profile resignations.

Piedmont University president James Mellichamp announced that he will retire as soon as his replacement is found, Now Habersham reported. Mellichamp’s future at Piedmont has been uncertain since Provost Daniel Silber quit two weeks ago. Silber said that planned budget cuts were “morally wrong,” writing, “I refuse to be a party to terminations that are carried out in such an

Citing concerns of possible retaliation, Piedmont University's faculty leaders want trustees to remove the president and his spouse while allegations of misconduct are investigated.

Piedmont University provost Daniel Silber resigned abruptly this week to protest proposed budget cuts and faculty layoffs, which he called “morally wrong.”

Daniel Silber has resigned as provost of Piedmont University to protest coming budget cuts, Now Habersham reported. The resignation is effective immediately. Silber sent email to colleagues on campus about budget cuts that have yet to be announced. In February, Piedmont cut 8 percent of its staff. The college is located in Demorest, Ga. “These cuts will take place less than

Piedmont University's chief academic officer abruptly resigned Tuesday ahead of anticipated budget cuts by the board of trustees.

Daniel Silber has resigned as provost of Piedmont University to protest coming budget cuts, Now Habersham reported. The resignation is effective immediately. Silber sent email to colleagues on campus about budget cuts that have yet to be announced. In February, Piedmont cut 8 percent of its staff. The college is located in Demorest, Ga. “These cuts will take place less than