- It requires the president be evaluated annually but doesn’t specify documentation requirements or consequences for negative results. Rothman told the Journal Sentinel he received feedback verbally and got no indication his termination was under consideration. Board President Amy Bogost said Rothman was not left uninformed.
- It lacks a non-disparagement clause, leaving both sides open to litigating the separation publicly.
- Unlike many university presidents who hold a concurrent faculty tenure appointment, Rothman came from outside academia entirely. The contract says nothing about what happens to Rothman’s status after his presidency ends.
- There is no clear statement about which separation decisions require full board action and which can be handled by the board president.