Richard Benson, the president of the University of Texas at Dallas, announced on Monday his plans to step down after eight years at the helm of the nearly 31,000 student campus. In a letter to the campus community, Benson, 73, said the University of Texas System Chancellor J.B. Milliken has accepted his decision and the UT Board of Regents will start a search for a new president soon.
Benson will stay on until a successor is named and ready to start their term, which he noted might take the entire academic year. He will remain a member of the UT-Dallas faculty.
