Dan Toscano has resigned as chair of the Board of Trustees at UConn.
The university did not announce the move, but it was confirmed by the governor’s office on Thursday.
Gov. Ned Lamont (D) appointed Toscano to the position in 2019.
“Over the past seven years, Dan’s leadership of the board has helped strengthen UConn and elevate its reputation as one of the best universities in the country, contributing to a record-breaking surge in applications from aspiring Huskies across the nation,” Lamont said.
Toscano’s decision comes just before UConn president Radenka Maric interviews for the same job at the University of Wisconsin in Madison on Friday. Her contract at UConn expires at the end of the current school year.
Kevin Rennie of the Hartford Courant and the Daily Ructions blog reports that Maric is likely to have her contract extended at UConn, and Toscano’s resignation may be related to that. The board is responsible for choosing the university’s president.
Rennie writes on Twitter, “The decision indicates President Radenka Maric has won a ferocious power struggle and will see her contract extended.”
Connecticut House Speaker Matt Ritter (D) said on Wednesday that he intends to keep his current job, despite reporting that he was being considered for the job of UConn’s interim president in case Maric leaves for Wisconsin.
