William I. Hitchcock and Melvyn P. Leffler announced their departures from the Miller Center of Public Affairs on Monday to protest Marc Short, Trump’s former legislative affairs director, receiving a paid fellowship at the think tank that also studies the presidency. I resigned from a think tank at UVa today because I felt it betrayed its principles in giving a senior fellowship to Trump advisor Marc Short. It is a sad day for me but I’ll continue to work at UVa with brilliant colleagues in the cause of civil discourse. pic.twitter.com/HsH1pw2hXK — William Hitchcock (@WillHitchUVA) July 30, 2018Both men will remain as tenured faculty within the Charlotteville school’s history department, according to Politico. “Had we been consulted, we would have argued that the appointment of Mr. Short violates” the center’s values, their letter said.

Source: Huffington Post July 30, 2018 18:56 UTC