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Lindenwood University president placed on leave

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — The president of Lindenwood University’s flagship campus in suburban St. Louis has been placed on paid administrative leave but says he’s been given “no reason why.”

Michael Shonrock -photo courtesy Lindenwood

Michael Shonrock says he expects to be fired Friday, when Lindenwood’s Board of Trustees meets. There’s no published agenda.

Shonrock was the president of Emporia State University in Kansas before coming to the St. Charles-based Lindenwood in June 2015. Shonrock says he has received favorable reviews each year. He was placed on leave Tuesday in a letter that he said “doesn’t describe any rationale at all.”

A university spokeswoman says the school doesn’t comment on personnel matters. The president of Lindenwood’s Belleville, Illinois, campus was placed on administrative leave in November and is no longer at the university.

Shonrock holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from the University of Kansas, an Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) from Pittsburg State University, and a Master of Science (M.S.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from Western Illinois University, according to his bio on the Lindenwood website.

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