COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The sudden resignation of The Ohio State University’s president on Monday has many wondering what the search for a new president will look like.

On Monday, Ted Carter resigned after a little more than two years on the job after disclosing an “inappropriate relationship” with a podcaster who was “seeking public resources to support her personal business.”

The relationship was believed to be with Krisanthe Vlachos, a podcaster whose association with Carter was made public by JobsOhio, the sponsor of the program.

Vlachos is the host of “The Callout Podcast.” She is also the owner of Veteran USA LLC, which has a business address registered to the WOSU studios on the Ohio State campus.

Vlachos interviewed Carter multiple times on the podcast and posted online that he was a friend and mentor.

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While Veteran USA LLC was registered to the WOSU building in late December, the zip code on the registration does not match; instead, the registration lists a St. Louis zip code.

NBC4’s sister station in St. Louis went to a home listed for Vlachos, where a man identified himself as her brother-in-law. He said Vlachos had moved out a year ago and that he did not keep in touch with her.

NBC4 has tried to reach out to Vlachos for comment, but has not heard back.

The search that landed Carter the job lasted about nine months, with the university hiring an outside search firm for approximately $500,000. People with ties to the university are keeping an eye on how the search for the next president will look.

“We all care deeply about this place and if they want us to actually be part of that, it’s pretty easy to do, but they have to want that,” Ohio State University associate professor of English Pranav Jani said.

In the past, OSU formed a presidential search committee, which was then divided into two subcommittees: the presidential selection committee, composed of trustees, and the university advisory committee made up of faculty, staff and students. The subcommittees worked together to identify a candidate that the search committee then recommended to the board.

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“I think there’s a real mood for, you know, it’s not about business as usual this time,” Jani said.

Jani is also a board member of the American Association of University Professors at OSU. He feels the community did not get enough input in the past and hopes this time, it will be different.

“I’ll just say we’re really hoping that this moment, which is a moment of crisis for any university, actually becomes a moment of self-reflection and a moment of transparency where we can follow our shared values and use a process that’s inclusive and democratic and transparent, transparent to choose the new president,” he said.

Jani said the AAUP has written a letter to the board of trustees to voice these concerns.

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