Ohio State University students received an email Monday morning announcing the sudden resignation of university president Ted Carter due to what was described as an "inappropriate relationship."
Student reaction was mixed, with some saying they were shocked at the news.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 really know what to think about this,鈥� said freshman Mia Vignali, who was walking outside of the student union with friends Sophia Tabba and Jayden Moses when she saw the announcement.
鈥淚t鈥檚 crazy. It鈥檚 very surprising to me,鈥� Tabba said.
Vignali, Tabba and Moses said they didn鈥檛 hold strong opinions about Carter鈥檚 two-year tenure as the university's president.
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 think anything bad of him,鈥� Tabba said.
Moses agreed, adding, 鈥淚 never would have assumed that this was gonna happen.鈥�
Other students were not as shocked, like junior Sophia Olsen, who saw the email while studying inside the Ohio Union.
鈥淭here's just a lot of controversy happening,鈥� Olsen said. 鈥淚t's just sort of like another thing that it's like, 'I'm just not surprised by whatever happens anymore.'鈥�
University officials have not announced an interim president at this time.