University of Virginia to officially review goings on at Virginia Quarterly Review
The Washington Post reports that the president of UVA, Teresa Sullivan, has ordered an official inquiry into what led up to Kevin Morrissey's suicide:
"The untimely death of Kevin Morrissey . . . has caused a great deal of pain for his family, friends and colleagues," Sullivan said in a statement. "It has also raised questions about the university's response to employees' concerns about the workplace climate in the VQR office. I therefore am announcing that we will be undertaking a thorough review of VQR's operations.
"Conducting this review does not in any way presume that any members of the VQR staff have been involved in improper conduct," she continued. "The review will, I hope, provide a factual basis for understanding this workplace and deciding what corrective actions, if any, the university should undertake."