The board has scheduled an emergency meeting that is to happen at 8:00 am Thursday morning which is believed to be when Engler will be fired if he hasn't resigned by then.
University of Michigan Athletic Director Dave Brandon has resigned and retired Steelcase Inc. CEO Jim Hackett is in for the interim, U-M President Mark Schlissel said in an Ann Arbor news conference this afternoon.
Richard Nixon resigned from office 40 years ago. On August 8, 1974 He became the first President to resign. I did quite the write up on that a few days ago.
"This is the 37th time I have spoken to you from this office" is how President Richard M. Nixon began his final television speech on August 8, 1974 -- 40 years ago.
He was, and still is, the only sitting U.S. president to resign from office.