Ohio State University president resigns over ‘inappropriate relationship’

Walter ‘Ted’ Carter Jr says he ‘made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The president of the Ohio State University has resigned following the disclosure of an “inappropriate relationship” to the college’s board of trustees. In a statement, Walter “Ted” Carter Jr, who had led the university since 2024, said that he “made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership”. The board of trustees said that they had accepted Carter’s resignation, based on the fact that he “had an inappropriate relationship with someone seeking public resources to support her personal business”. “The board appreciates the president’s contributions to the university over the last two years,” the chairperson of the university’s board of trustees, John Zeiger, said in a statement. Zeiger released Carter’s resignation note and the board’s response, in addition to a public facing statement. “The board was surprised and disappointed to learn of this matter and takes the situation and its potential impact on the university very seriously,”