Why Tim Sands is stepping down at Virginia Tech

About this episode

Tim Sands announces his resignation as president of Virginia Tech, prompting discussion about the implications for the university.

Something is going on down at Virginia Tech, where the school’s president, Tim Sands, announced to Hokie Nation on Thursday, in a shock move, that he will be stepping down in the coming months. And it took a sports guy – not me – to figure it out.

People in this episode

Host: Chris Graham

Topics covered

• Virginia Tech
• Tim Sands
• college sports
• leadership change
• higher education

Keywords

• Tim Sands
• Virginia Tech
• resignation
• Hokie Nation
• college leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Virginia Tech

Places: Hokie Nation

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